2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S40

Superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm

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Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

S40 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM S40 became effective on October 1, 2020.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S40 - other international versions of ICD-10 S40 may differ.

The following code(s) above S40 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

that may be applicable to S40:

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To S40

S39.92XD …… subsequent encounter

S39.92XS …… sequela

S39.93 Unspecified injury of pelvis

S39.93XA …… initial encounter

S39.93XD …… subsequent encounter

S39.93XS …… sequela

S39.94 Unspecified injury of external genitals

S39.94XA …… initial encounter

S39.94XD …… subsequent encounter

S39.94XS …… sequela

S40 Superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm

S40.0 Contusion of shoulder and upper arm

S40.01 Contusion of shoulder

S40.011 Contusion of right shoulder

S40.011A …… initial encounter

S40.011D …… subsequent encounter

S40.011S …… sequela

S40.012 Contusion of left shoulder

S40.012A …… initial encounter

S40.012D …… subsequent encounter

S40.012S …… sequela

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.