Includes:

  • injuries of axilla
  • injuries of scapular region

Excludes2

  1. S41 Open wound of shoulder and upper arm

    Excludes1

    • traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm (S48.-)

    Excludes2

    • open fracture of shoulder and upper arm (S42.- with 7th character B or C)

    The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S41

    • A - initial encounter
    • D - subsequent encounter
    • S - sequela
    1. S41.0 Open wound of shoulder

      1. S41.00 Unspecified open wound of shoulder

        • S41.001 Unspecified open wound of right shoulder
        • S41.002 Unspecified open wound of left shoulder
        • S41.009 Unspecified open wound of unspecified shoulder
      2. S41.01 Laceration without foreign body of shoulder

        • S41.011 Laceration without foreign body of right shoulder
        • S41.012 Laceration without foreign body of left shoulder
        • S41.019 Laceration without foreign body of unspecified shoulder
      3. S41.02 Laceration with foreign body of shoulder

        • S41.021 Laceration with foreign body of right shoulder
        • S41.022 Laceration with foreign body of left shoulder
        • S41.029 Laceration with foreign body of unspecified shoulder
      4. S41.03 Puncture wound without foreign body of shoulder

        • S41.031 Puncture wound without foreign body of right shoulder
        • S41.032 Puncture wound without foreign body of left shoulder
        • S41.039 Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified shoulder
      5. S41.04 Puncture wound with foreign body of shoulder

        • S41.041 Puncture wound with foreign body of right shoulder
        • S41.042 Puncture wound with foreign body of left shoulder
        • S41.049 Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified shoulder
      6. S41.05 Open bite of shoulder

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Bite of shoulder NOS
        • S41.051 Open bite of right shoulder
        • S41.052 Open bite of left shoulder
        • S41.059 Open bite of unspecified shoulder
    2. S41.1 Open wound of upper arm

      1. S41.10 Unspecified open wound of upper arm

        • S41.101 Unspecified open wound of right upper arm
        • S41.102 Unspecified open wound of left upper arm
        • S41.109 Unspecified open wound of unspecified upper arm
      2. S41.11 Laceration without foreign body of upper arm

        • S41.111 Laceration without foreign body of right upper arm
        • S41.112 Laceration without foreign body of left upper arm
        • S41.119 Laceration without foreign body of unspecified upper arm
      3. S41.12 Laceration with foreign body of upper arm

        • S41.121 Laceration with foreign body of right upper arm
        • S41.122 Laceration with foreign body of left upper arm
        • S41.129 Laceration with foreign body of unspecified upper arm
      4. S41.13 Puncture wound without foreign body of upper arm

        • S41.131 Puncture wound without foreign body of right upper arm
        • S41.132 Puncture wound without foreign body of left upper arm
        • S41.139 Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified upper arm
      5. S41.14 Puncture wound with foreign body of upper arm

        • S41.141 Puncture wound with foreign body of right upper arm
        • S41.142 Puncture wound with foreign body of left upper arm
        • S41.149 Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified upper arm
      6. S41.15 Open bite of upper arm

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Bite of upper arm NOS
        • S41.151 Open bite of right upper arm
        • S41.152 Open bite of left upper arm
        • S41.159 Open bite of unspecified upper arm
Abbreviations used here:

NEC Not elsewhere classifiable
This abbreviation in the Tabular List represents “other specified”. When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Tabular List includes an NEC entry under a code to identify the code as the “other specified” code.

NOS Not otherwise specified
This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.