ICD-10-CM Codes
S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
S40-S49 Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm
S40- Superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S40.92

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S40.92

Unspecified superficial injury of upper arm

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

S40.92 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 S40.92 became effective on October 1, 2020.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S40.92 - other international versions of ICD-10 S40.92 may differ.

The following code(s) above S40.92 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

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

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to S40.92:

S00-T88
2021 ICD-10-CM Range S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
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
Type 1 Excludes
- birth trauma (P10-P15)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Use Additional
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
S40-S49
2021 ICD-10-CM Range S40-S49
Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm
Includes
- injuries of axilla
- injuries of scapular region
Type 2 Excludes
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
- frostbite (T33-T34)
- injuries of elbow (S50-S59)
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm

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

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to S40.92:

Injury T14.90
- see also specified injury type
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T14.90
Injury, unspecified
Applicable To
Injury NOS
- superficial NEC T14.8
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T14.8
  Other injury of unspecified body region
  2016 2017 2018 - Converted to Parent Code 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
  Applicable To
  Abrasion NOS
  Contusion NOS
  Crush injury NOS
  Fracture NOS
  Skin injury NOS
  Vascular injury NOS
  Wound NOS
  - arm (upper) S40.92-

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To S40.92

S40.911D …… subsequent encounter

S40.911S …… sequela

S40.912 Unspecified superficial injury of left shoulder

S40.912A …… initial encounter

S40.912D …… subsequent encounter

S40.912S …… sequela

S40.919 Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified shoulder

S40.919A …… initial encounter

S40.919D …… subsequent encounter

S40.919S …… sequela

S40.92 Unspecified superficial injury of upper arm

S40.921 Unspecified superficial injury of right upper arm

S40.921A …… initial encounter

S40.921D …… subsequent encounter

S40.921S …… sequela

S40.922 Unspecified superficial injury of left upper arm

S40.922A …… initial encounter

S40.922D …… subsequent encounter

S40.922S …… sequela

S40.929 Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified upper arm

S40.929A …… initial encounter

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

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S40.92

Unspecified superficial injury of upper arm

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm

Injury, unspecified

Other injury of unspecified body region