S41.01 Laceration without foreign body of shoulder

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Applies from S41 Open wound of shoulder and upper arm

Excludes1 (never code together)

• traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm (S48.-)

Excludes2 (not included here)

• open fracture of shoulder and upper arm (S42.- with 7th character B or C)

Code also

• any associated wound infection

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S41

7th character required

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

Codes under S41.01

• S41.011 Laceration without foreign body of right shoulder
• S41.012 Laceration without foreign body of left shoulder
• S41.019 Laceration without foreign body of unspecified shoulder

Code annotations containing back-references to S41.01

Back-references to S41

• Code Also: S44 Injury of nerves at shoulder and upper arm level ("any associated open wound (S41.-)")
• Code Also: S45 Injury of blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level ("any associated open wound (S41.-)")
• Code Also: S46 Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level ("any associated open wound (S41.-)")

Nearby codes

• S41.002S Unspecified open wound of left shoulder, sequela
• S41.009 Unspecified open wound of unspecified shoulder
• S41.009A Unspecified open wound of unspecified shoulder, initial encounter
• S41.009D Unspecified open wound of unspecified shoulder, subsequent encounter
• S41.009S Unspecified open wound of unspecified shoulder, sequela
• S41.01 Laceration without foreign body of shoulder (this code)
• S41.011 Laceration without foreign body of right shoulder
• S41.011A Laceration without foreign body of right shoulder, initial encounter
• S41.011D Laceration without foreign body of right shoulder, subsequent encounter
• S41.011S Laceration without foreign body of right shoulder, sequela
• S41.012 Laceration without foreign body of left shoulder