S41 Non-Billable Code
Open wound of shoulder and upper arm
Chapter Classification
Chapter 19
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Section Detail
S40-S49
Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm (S40-S49)
Coding Guidelines & Notes
codeAlso
- any associated wound infection
excludes1
- traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm (S48.-)
excludes2
- open fracture of shoulder and upper arm (S42.- with 7th character B or C)
sevenChrDef
- {'char': 'A', 'text': 'initial encounter'}
- {'char': 'D', 'text': 'subsequent encounter'}
- {'char': 'S', 'text': 'sequela'}
sevenChrNote
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S41
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