S44
ICD-10Non-billable categoryInjury of nerves at shoulder and upper arm level
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Injury of nerves at shoulder and upper arm level
S44 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.
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.
- injury of brachial plexus (S14.3-)
Code also
Two codes may be needed; sequencing depends on the reason for the encounter.
- any associated open wound (S41.-)
7th character
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S44
Permitted 7th characters
| A | initial encounter |
| D | subsequent encounter |
| S | sequela |
More specific codes under S44
- S44.0Injury of ulnar nerve at upper arm levelcategory
- S44.1Injury of median nerve at upper arm levelcategory
- S44.2Injury of radial nerve at upper arm levelcategory
- S44.3Injury of axillary nervecategory
- S44.4Injury of musculocutaneous nervecategory
- S44.5Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at shldr/up armcategory
- S44.8Injury of other nerves at shoulder and upper arm levelcategory
- S44.9Injury of unspecified nerve at shoulder and upper arm levelcategory
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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.