S43
ICD-10Non-billable categoryDisloc and sprain of joints and ligaments of shoulder girdle
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of shoulder girdle
S43 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Includes
- avulsion of joint or ligament of shoulder girdle
- laceration of cartilage, joint or ligament of shoulder girdle
- sprain of cartilage, joint or ligament of shoulder girdle
- traumatic hemarthrosis of joint or ligament of shoulder girdle
- traumatic rupture of joint or ligament of shoulder girdle
- traumatic subluxation of joint or ligament of shoulder girdle
- traumatic tear of joint or ligament of shoulder girdle
Excludes2
Not included here. The condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, and both codes may be reported together.
- strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of shoulder and upper arm (S46.-)
Code also
Two codes may be needed; sequencing depends on the reason for the encounter.
- any associated open wound
7th character
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S43
Permitted 7th characters
| A | initial encounter |
| D | subsequent encounter |
| S | sequela |
More specific codes under S43
- S43.0Subluxation and dislocation of shoulder jointcategory
- S43.1Subluxation and dislocation of acromioclavicular jointcategory
- S43.2Subluxation and dislocation of sternoclavicular jointcategory
- S43.3Subluxation and disloc of and unsp parts of shoulder girdlecategory
- S43.4Sprain of shoulder jointcategory
- S43.5Sprain of acromioclavicular jointcategory
- S43.6Sprain of sternoclavicular jointcategory
- S43.8Sprain of other specified parts of shoulder girdlecategory
- S43.9Sprain of unspecified parts of shoulder girdlecategory
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.