S40.27 Other superficial bite of shoulder

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Excludes1 (never code together)

• open bite of shoulder (S41.05)

Applies from S40 Superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S40

7th character required

• A — initial encounter
• D — subsequent encounter
• S — sequela

Codes under S40.27

• S40.271 Other superficial bite of right shoulder
• S40.272 Other superficial bite of left shoulder
• S40.279 Other superficial bite of unspecified shoulder

Code annotations containing back-references to S40.27

Back-references to S40.27

• Type 2 Excludes: S40.87 Other superficial bite of upper arm ("other superficial bite of shoulder (S40.27-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: S41.05 Open bite of shoulder ("superficial bite of shoulder (S40.27)")

Diagnosis Index entries for S40.27

• Bite (s) (animal) (human) › shoulder › superficial NEC

Nearby codes

• S40.262S Insect bite (nonvenomous) of left shoulder, sequela
• S40.269 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of unspecified shoulder
• S40.269A Insect bite (nonvenomous) of unspecified shoulder, initial encounter
• S40.269D Insect bite (nonvenomous) of unspecified shoulder, subsequent encounter
• S40.269S Insect bite (nonvenomous) of unspecified shoulder, sequela
• S40.27 Other superficial bite of shoulder (this code)
• S40.271 Other superficial bite of right shoulder
• S40.271A Other superficial bite of right shoulder, initial encounter
• S40.271D Other superficial bite of right shoulder, subsequent encounter
• S40.271S Other superficial bite of right shoulder, sequela
• S40.272 Other superficial bite of left shoulder