S44.12 Injury of median nerve at upper arm level, left arm

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

Applies from S44 Injury of nerves at shoulder and upper arm level

Excludes2 (not included here)

• injury of brachial plexus (S14.3-)

Code also

• any associated open wound (S41.-)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S44

7th character required

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

Applies from S44.1 Injury of median nerve at upper arm level

Excludes1 (never code together)

• median nerve NOS (S54.1)

Nearby codes

• S44.10XS Injury of median nerve at upper arm level, unspecified arm, sequela
• S44.11 Injury of median nerve at upper arm level, right arm
• S44.11XA Injury of median nerve at upper arm level, right arm, initial encounter
• S44.11XD Injury of median nerve at upper arm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
• S44.11XS Injury of median nerve at upper arm level, right arm, sequela
• S44.12 Injury of median nerve at upper arm level, left arm (this code)
• S44.12XA Injury of median nerve at upper arm level, left arm, initial encounter
• S44.12XD Injury of median nerve at upper arm level, left arm, subsequent encounter
• S44.12XS Injury of median nerve at upper arm level, left arm, sequela
• S44.2 Injury of radial nerve at upper arm level
• S44.20 Injury of radial nerve at upper arm level, unspecified arm