M84.31 Stress fracture, shoulder

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Applies from M84 Disorder of continuity of bone

Excludes2 (not included here)

• traumatic fracture of bone-see fracture, by site

Applies from M84.3 Stress fracture

Applicable to

• Fatigue fracture
• March fracture
• Stress fracture NOS
• Stress reaction

Excludes1 (never code together)

• pathological fracture NOS (M84.4.-)
• pathological fracture due to osteoporosis (M80.-)
• traumatic fracture (S12.-, S22.-, S32.-, S42.-, S52.-, S62.-, S72.-, S82.-, S92.-)

Excludes2 (not included here)

• personal history of (healed) stress (fatigue) fracture (Z87.312)
• stress fracture of vertebra (M48.4-)

Use additional code

• external cause code(s) to identify the cause of the stress fracture

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategory M84.3:

7th character required

• A — initial encounter for fracture
• D — subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
• G — subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
• K — subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
• P — subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
• S — sequela

Codes under M84.31

• M84.311 Stress fracture, right shoulder
• M84.312 Stress fracture, left shoulder
• M84.319 Stress fracture, unspecified shoulder

Code annotations containing back-references to M84.31

Back-references to M84.3

• Type 1 Excludes: M84.4 Pathological fracture, not elsewhere classified ("stress fracture (M84.3-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for M84.31

• Fracture, traumatic (abduction) (adduction) (separation) › stress › clavicle
• Fracture, traumatic (abduction) (adduction) (separation) › stress › scapula

Nearby codes

• M84.30XD Stress fracture, unspecified site, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
• M84.30XG Stress fracture, unspecified site, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
• M84.30XK Stress fracture, unspecified site, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
• M84.30XP Stress fracture, unspecified site, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
• M84.30XS Stress fracture, unspecified site, sequela
• M84.31 Stress fracture, shoulder (this code)
• M84.311 Stress fracture, right shoulder
• M84.311A Stress fracture, right shoulder, initial encounter for fracture
• M84.311D Stress fracture, right shoulder, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
• M84.311G Stress fracture, right shoulder, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
• M84.311K Stress fracture, right shoulder, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion