S40-S49
Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm
Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm (S40-S49) is a block within ICD-10-CM Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes. It holds 10 categories.
Includes
- injuries of axilla
- injuries of scapular region
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.
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
- frostbite (T33-T34)
- injuries of elbow (S50-S59)
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
Categories in S40-S49
- S40Superficial injury of shoulder and upper armcategory
- S41Open wound of shoulder and upper armcategory
- S42Fracture of shoulder and upper armcategory
- S43Disloc and sprain of joints and ligaments of shoulder girdlecategory
- S44Injury of nerves at shoulder and upper arm levelcategory
- S45Injury of blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm levelcategory
- S46Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at shldr/up armcategory
- S47Crushing injury of shoulder and upper armcategory
- S48Traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper armcategory
- S49Other and unspecified injuries of shoulder and upper armcategory
Source
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.