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S43 Non-Billable Code

Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of shoulder girdle

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 open wound
includes
  • avulsion of joint or ligament of shoulder girdle
  • laceration of cartilage, joint or ligament of shoulder girdle
  • sprain of cartilage, joint or ligament of shoulder girdle
  • traumatic hemarthrosis of joint or ligament of shoulder girdle
  • traumatic rupture of joint or ligament of shoulder girdle
  • traumatic subluxation of joint or ligament of shoulder girdle
  • traumatic tear of joint or ligament of shoulder girdle
excludes2
  • strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of shoulder and upper arm (S46.-)
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 S43

More Specific Diagnosis Codes

This code is not billable as it requires a higher level of specificity. Select a more specific code below.

  • S43.0 - Subluxation and dislocation of shoulder joint
  • S43.1 - Subluxation and dislocation of acromioclavicular joint
  • S43.2 - Subluxation and dislocation of sternoclavicular joint
  • S43.3 - Subluxation and dislocation of other and unspecified parts of shoulder girdle
  • S43.4 - Sprain of shoulder joint
  • S43.5 - Sprain of acromioclavicular joint
  • S43.6 - Sprain of sternoclavicular joint
  • S43.8 - Sprain of other specified parts of shoulder girdle
  • S43.9 - Sprain of unspecified parts of shoulder girdle

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