kodex

Kodex

ICD-10-CM
Section

S43.4

Sprain of shoulder joint

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)
      • S43 Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of shoulder girdle
        • S43.4 Sprain of shoulder joint
          • S43.40 Unspecified sprain of shoulder joint
          • S43.41 Sprain of coracohumeral (ligament)
          • S43.42 Sprain of rotator cuff capsule
          • S43.43 Superior glenoid labrum lesion
          • S43.49 Other sprain of shoulder joint

Notes

S00-T88

  • 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.

Code Also

S43

  • any associated open wound

Use Additional

S00-T88

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

Includes

S43

  • 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

S40-S49

  • injuries of axilla
  • injuries of scapular region

Excludes 1

S00-T88

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

Excludes 2

S43

  • strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of shoulder and upper arm (S46.-)
    • S46 Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level

S40-S49

  • 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