S40.9 — Unspecified superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm
Is S40.9 billable?
No — S40.9 is a non-billable header code. S40.9 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 18 billable codes beneath S40.9.
Billable codes under this header
- S40.911AUnspecified superficial injury of right shoulder, initial encounter
- S40.911DUnspecified superficial injury of right shoulder, subsequent encounter
- S40.911SUnspecified superficial injury of right shoulder, sequela
- S40.912AUnspecified superficial injury of left shoulder, initial encounter
- S40.912DUnspecified superficial injury of left shoulder, subsequent encounter
- S40.912SUnspecified superficial injury of left shoulder, sequela
- S40.919AUnspecified superficial injury of unspecified shoulder, initial encounter
- S40.919DUnspecified superficial injury of unspecified shoulder, subsequent encounter
- S40.919SUnspecified superficial injury of unspecified shoulder, sequela
- S40.921AUnspecified superficial injury of right upper arm, initial encounter
- S40.921DUnspecified superficial injury of right upper arm, subsequent encounter
- S40.921SUnspecified superficial injury of right upper arm, sequela
- S40.922AUnspecified superficial injury of left upper arm, initial encounter
- S40.922DUnspecified superficial injury of left upper arm, subsequent encounter
- S40.922SUnspecified superficial injury of left upper arm, sequela
- S40.929AUnspecified superficial injury of unspecified upper arm, initial encounter
- S40.929DUnspecified superficial injury of unspecified upper arm, subsequent encounter
- S40.929SUnspecified superficial injury of unspecified upper arm, sequela
S40.9 at a glance
| Code | S40.9 |
|---|---|
| Description | Unspecified superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19
Report an additional code alongside S40.9 to fully describe the condition. S40.9 is sequenced first.
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 19
The conditions below are not part of S40.9, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S40.9 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S40-S49
The conditions below are not part of S40.9, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S40.9 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under S40.9? (2)
How long has S40.9 existed?
S40.9 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.