Injury of other nerves at shoulder and upper arm level
Requires 7th character
S44.8 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.
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 also
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7th character
This code requires a 7th character (defined at S44). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.
| Character | Meaning |
|---|---|
| A | initial encounter |
| D | subsequent encounter |
| S | sequela |
Parent code
- S44Injury of nerves at shoulder and upper arm levelNeeds 7th char
More specific codes S44.8
- S44.8XInjury of other nerves at shoulder and upper arm levelNeeds 7th char
Related codes
- S44.0Injury of ulnar nerve at upper arm levelNeeds 7th char
- S44.1Injury of median nerve at upper arm levelNeeds 7th char
- S44.2Injury of radial nerve at upper arm levelNeeds 7th char
- S44.3Injury of axillary nerveNeeds 7th char
- S44.4Injury of musculocutaneous nerveNeeds 7th char
- S44.5Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at shoulder and upper arm levelNeeds 7th char
- S44.9Injury of unspecified nerve at shoulder and upper arm levelNeeds 7th char