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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