Includes:

  • injuries of axilla
  • injuries of scapular region

Excludes2

  1. S48 Traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm

    Inclusion term(s):

    • An amputation not identified as partial or complete should be coded to complete

    Excludes1

    • traumatic amputation at elbow level (S58.0)

    The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S48

    • A - initial encounter
    • D - subsequent encounter
    • S - sequela
    1. S48.0 Traumatic amputation at shoulder joint

      1. S48.01 Complete traumatic amputation at shoulder joint

        • S48.011 Complete traumatic amputation at right shoulder joint
        • S48.012 Complete traumatic amputation at left shoulder joint
        • S48.019 Complete traumatic amputation at unspecified shoulder joint
      2. S48.02 Partial traumatic amputation at shoulder joint

        • S48.021 Partial traumatic amputation at right shoulder joint
        • S48.022 Partial traumatic amputation at left shoulder joint
        • S48.029 Partial traumatic amputation at unspecified shoulder joint
    2. S48.1 Traumatic amputation at level between shoulder and elbow

      1. S48.11 Complete traumatic amputation at level between shoulder and elbow

        • S48.111 Complete traumatic amputation at level between right shoulder and elbow
        • S48.112 Complete traumatic amputation at level between left shoulder and elbow
        • S48.119 Complete traumatic amputation at level between unspecified shoulder and elbow
      2. S48.12 Partial traumatic amputation at level between shoulder and elbow

        • S48.121 Partial traumatic amputation at level between right shoulder and elbow
        • S48.122 Partial traumatic amputation at level between left shoulder and elbow
        • S48.129 Partial traumatic amputation at level between unspecified shoulder and elbow
    3. S48.9 Traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified

      1. S48.91 Complete traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified

        • S48.911 Complete traumatic amputation of right shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified
        • S48.912 Complete traumatic amputation of left shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified
        • S48.919 Complete traumatic amputation of unspecified shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified
      2. S48.92 Partial traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified

        • S48.921 Partial traumatic amputation of right shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified
        • S48.922 Partial traumatic amputation of left shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified
        • S48.929 Partial traumatic amputation of unspecified shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified
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.