S49.9 — Unspecified injury of shoulder and upper arm
Is S49.9 billable?
No — S49.9 is a non-billable header code. S49.9 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 9 billable codes beneath S49.9.
Billable codes under this header
- S49.90XAUnspecified injury of shoulder and upper arm, unspecified arm, initial encounter
- S49.90XDUnspecified injury of shoulder and upper arm, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
- S49.90XSUnspecified injury of shoulder and upper arm, unspecified arm, sequela
- S49.91XAUnspecified injury of right shoulder and upper arm, initial encounter
- S49.91XDUnspecified injury of right shoulder and upper arm, subsequent encounter
- S49.91XSUnspecified injury of right shoulder and upper arm, sequela
- S49.92XAUnspecified injury of left shoulder and upper arm, initial encounter
- S49.92XDUnspecified injury of left shoulder and upper arm, subsequent encounter
- S49.92XSUnspecified injury of left shoulder and upper arm, sequela
S49.9 at a glance
| Code | S49.9 |
|---|---|
| Description | Unspecified 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 |
How is S49.9 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to S49.9. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Injury › arm
- Injury › shoulder
Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19
Report an additional code alongside S49.9 to fully describe the condition. S49.9 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 S49.9, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S49.9 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S40-S49
The conditions below are not part of S49.9, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S49.9 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under S49.9? (3)
How long has S49.9 existed?
S49.9 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.