S49 Other and unspecified injuries of shoulder and upper arm
Non-billable header with 4 child codes.
7th character note
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategories S49.0 and S49.1
7th character required
- A — initial encounter for closed fracture
- D — subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- G — subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- K — subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- P — subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S — sequela
Applies from S49 Other and unspecified injuries of shoulder and upper arm
7th character note
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategories S49.0 and S49.1
7th character required
- A — initial encounter for closed fracture
- D — subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- G — subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- K — subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- P — subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S — sequela
Codes under S49
S49.0 Physeal fracture of upper end of humerusS49.1 Physeal fracture of lower end of humerusS49.8 Other specified injuries of shoulder and upper armS49.9 Unspecified injury of shoulder and upper arm
Nearby codes
S49 Other and unspecified injuries of shoulder and upper arm (this code)S49.0 Physeal fracture of upper end of humerusS49.00 Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of humerusS49.001 Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of humerus, right armS49.001A Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of humerus, right arm, initial encounter for closed fractureS49.001D Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of humerus, right arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing