S40
Header — not billableSuperficial injury of shoulder and upper arm
The ICD-10 code for superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm is S40.
S40 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
7th character definitions
These definitions specify what each valid 7th-character value means for codes in this category.
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7th character note
This category requires a 7th character to indicate additional clinical detail (e.g. encounter type: initial, subsequent, sequela). The code is incomplete without it.
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S40
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •This category requires a 7th character. Documentation should clearly indicate the episode of care (initial encounter, subsequent encounter, or sequela).
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- S41Open wound of shoulder and upper armnon-billable header
- S42Fracture of shoulder and upper armnon-billable header
- S43Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of shoulder girdlenon-billable header
- S44Injury of nerves at shoulder and upper arm levelnon-billable header
- S45Injury of blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm levelnon-billable header
- S46Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm levelnon-billable header
- S47Crushing injury of shoulder and upper armnon-billable header
- S48Traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper armnon-billable header
- S49Other and unspecified injuries of shoulder and upper armnon-billable header
- S40Superficial injury of shoulder and upper armnon-billable header