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S49.9 Non-Billable Code

Unspecified injury 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)

Code Hierarchy

This code is a child of S49.

As a non-billable code, it requires more specific digits to be used on a medical claim.

Coding Guidelines & Notes

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 in subcategory S49.9

More Specific Diagnosis Codes

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

  • S49.90 - Unspecified injury of shoulder and upper arm, unspecified arm Billable
  • S49.91 - Unspecified injury of right shoulder and upper arm Billable
  • S49.92 - Unspecified injury of left shoulder and upper arm Billable

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