S44.4 Injury of musculocutaneous nerve

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

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

Codes under S44.4

• S44.40 Injury of musculocutaneous nerve, unspecified arm
• S44.41 Injury of musculocutaneous nerve, right arm
• S44.42 Injury of musculocutaneous nerve, left arm

Diagnosis Index entries for S44.4

• Injury › nerve NEC › musculocutaneous

Nearby codes

• S44.31XS Injury of axillary nerve, right arm, sequela
• S44.32 Injury of axillary nerve, left arm
• S44.32XA Injury of axillary nerve, left arm, initial encounter
• S44.32XD Injury of axillary nerve, left arm, subsequent encounter
• S44.32XS Injury of axillary nerve, left arm, sequela
• S44.4 Injury of musculocutaneous nerve (this code)
• S44.40 Injury of musculocutaneous nerve, unspecified arm
• S44.40XA Injury of musculocutaneous nerve, unspecified arm, initial encounter
• S44.40XD Injury of musculocutaneous nerve, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
• S44.40XS Injury of musculocutaneous nerve, unspecified arm, sequela
• S44.41 Injury of musculocutaneous nerve, right arm