S46
ICD-10Non-billable categoryInjury of muscle, fascia and tendon at shldr/up arm
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level
S46 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 muscle, fascia and tendon at elbow (S56.-)
- sprain of joints and ligaments of shoulder girdle (S43.9)
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 S46
Permitted 7th characters
| A | initial encounter |
| D | subsequent encounter |
| S | sequela |
More specific codes under S46
- S46.0Injury of musc/tend the rotator cuff of shouldercategory
- S46.1Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of long head of bicepscategory
- S46.2Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of other parts of bicepscategory
- S46.3Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of tricepscategory
- S46.8Injury of musc/fasc/tend at shoulder and upper arm levelcategory
- S46.9Injury of unsp muscle, fascia and tendon at shldr/up armcategory
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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.