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840.8 - Sprains And Strains Of Other Specified Sites Of Shoulder And Upper Arm


The ICD 9 Code for Sprains and strains of other specified sites of shoulder and upper arm is listed as 840.8.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
ICD 9 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: 840.8
Long Description: Sprains and strains of other specified sites of shoulder and upper arm
Short Description: Sprain shoulder/arm NEC
Chapter: Injury And Poisoning
Block: Sprains And Strains Of Joints And Adjacent Muscles (840-848)
Related Descriptions: Detachment of the glenoid labrum and/or capsule of the shoulder joint
Glenoid labrum detachment
Glenoid labrum tear
Injury of glenoid labrum of shoulder joint
Reverse Bankart lesion
Sprain, biceps tendon
Sprain, shoulder joint, anterior
Sprain, shoulder joint, posterior
Sprain, triceps tendon
Strain of long head of biceps
Strain of triceps brachii muscle
Traumatic rupture of biceps tendon
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: S43.499A - Other sprain of unspecified shoulder joint, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: S46.019A - Strain of muscle(s) and tendon(s) of the rotator cuff of unspecified shoulder, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: S46.119A - Strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of long head of biceps, unspecified arm, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: S46.819A - Strain of other muscles, fascia and tendons at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 840.8:
840.0 - Acromioclavicular (joint) (ligament) sprain
840.1 - Coracoclavicular (ligament) sprain
840.2 - Coracohumeral (ligament) sprain
840.3 - Infraspinatus (muscle) (tendon) sprain
840.4 - Rotator cuff (capsule) sprain
840.5 - Subscapularis (muscle) sprain
840.6 - Supraspinatus (muscle) (tendon) sprain
840.7 - Superior glenoid labrum lesion
840.9 - Sprains and strains of unspecified site of shoulder and upper arm