S47.9XXA

Crushing injury of shoulder and upper arm, unspecified arm, initial encounter

Billable / specific

S47.9XXA 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 S47)

  • 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 S47)
  • code for all associated injuries (from S47)

7th character

The 7th character values that apply to this code (defined at S47). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.

CharacterMeaning
Ainitial encounter
Dsubsequent encounter
Ssequela

Parent code

  • S47.9Crushing injury of shoulder and upper arm, unspecified armNeeds 7th char

Related codes

  • S47.9XXDCrushing injury of shoulder and upper arm, unspecified arm, subsequent encounterBillable
  • S47.9XXSCrushing injury of shoulder and upper arm, unspecified arm, sequelaBillable

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