S49 — Other and unspecified injuries of shoulder and upper arm

Not billable

Is S49 billable?

No — S49 is a non-billable header code. S49 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 60 billable codes beneath S49.

Billable codes under this header

S49 at a glance

Code	S49
Description	Other and unspecified injuries 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 S49 to fully describe the condition. S49 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 S49, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S49 and the excluded code may both be reported.

birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S40-S49

The conditions below are not part of S49, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S49 and the excluded code may both be reported.

burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
frostbite (T33-T34)
injuries of elbow (S50-S59)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

What codes fall under S49? (4)

How long has S49 existed?

S49 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.