S40.87 Other superficial bite of upper arm

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Excludes1 (never code together)

• open bite of upper arm (S41.14)

Excludes2 (not included here)

• other superficial bite of shoulder (S40.27-)

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 S40.87

• S40.871 Other superficial bite of right upper arm
• S40.872 Other superficial bite of left upper arm
• S40.879 Other superficial bite of unspecified upper arm

Code annotations containing back-references to S40.87

Back-references to S40.87

• Type 1 Excludes: S41.15 Open bite of upper arm ("superficial bite of upper arm (S40.87)")

Diagnosis Index entries for S40.87

• Bite (s) (animal) (human) › arm (upper) › superficial NEC

Nearby codes

• S40.862S Insect bite (nonvenomous) of left upper arm, sequela
• S40.869 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of unspecified upper arm
• S40.869A Insect bite (nonvenomous) of unspecified upper arm, initial encounter
• S40.869D Insect bite (nonvenomous) of unspecified upper arm, subsequent encounter
• S40.869S Insect bite (nonvenomous) of unspecified upper arm, sequela
• S40.87 Other superficial bite of upper arm (this code)
• S40.871 Other superficial bite of right upper arm
• S40.871A Other superficial bite of right upper arm, initial encounter
• S40.871D Other superficial bite of right upper arm, subsequent encounter
• S40.871S Other superficial bite of right upper arm, sequela
• S40.872 Other superficial bite of left upper arm