S44.52XS

Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, left arm, sequela

Billable / specificPOA exempt

S44.52XS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from S44)

  • injuries of axilla
  • injuries of scapular region
  • Note: 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
  • Note: 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.

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-) (from S44)

Code also

An additional code may be needed.

  • any associated open wound (S41.-) (from S44)

7th character

The 7th character values that apply to this code (defined at S44). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.

CharacterMeaning
Ainitial encounter
Dsubsequent encounter
Ssequela

Parent code

  • S44.52Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, left armNeeds 7th char

Related codes

  • S44.52XAInjury of cutaneous sensory nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, left arm, initial encounterBillable
  • S44.52XDInjury of cutaneous sensory nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, left arm, subsequent encounterBillable

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