Kodex

Section

S42.12

Fracture of acromial process

Hierarchy

S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- S40-S49 Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm (S40-S49)
  - S42 Fracture of shoulder and upper arm
    - S42.1 Fracture of scapula
      - S42.12 Fracture of acromial process
        
        S42.121 Displaced fracture of acromial process, right shoulder
        
        S42.122 Displaced fracture of acromial process, left shoulder
        
        S42.123 Displaced fracture of acromial process, unspecified shoulder
        
        S42.124 Nondisplaced fracture of acromial process, right shoulder
        
        S42.125 Nondisplaced fracture of acromial process, left shoulder
        
        S42.126 Nondisplaced fracture of acromial process, unspecified shoulder

Notes

A fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should be coded to displaced
A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed

Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Use Additional

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
- Z18 Retained foreign body fragments

Includes

injuries of axilla
injuries of scapular region

Excludes 1

S48 Traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm

P10-P15 Birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Excludes 2

T20-T32 Burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
T33-T34 Frostbite (T33-T34)
injuries of elbow (S50-S59)
- S50-S59 Injuries to the elbow and forearm (S50-S59)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
- T63.4 Toxic effect of venom of other arthropods