Includes:

  • injuries of axilla
  • injuries of scapular region

Excludes2

  1. S49 Other and unspecified injuries of shoulder and upper arm

    The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategories S49.0 and S49.1

    • A - initial encounter for closed fracture
    • D - subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
    • G - subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
    • K - subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
    • P - subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
    • S - sequela
    1. S49.0 Physeal fracture of upper end of humerus

      1. S49.00 Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of humerus

        • S49.001 Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of humerus, right arm
        • S49.002 Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of humerus, left arm
        • S49.009 Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of humerus, unspecified arm
      2. S49.01 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of humerus

        • S49.011 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of humerus, right arm
        • S49.012 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of humerus, left arm
        • S49.019 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of humerus, unspecified arm
      3. S49.02 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of upper end of humerus

        • S49.021 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of upper end of humerus, right arm
        • S49.022 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of upper end of humerus, left arm
        • S49.029 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of upper end of humerus, unspecified arm
      4. S49.03 Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of upper end of humerus

        • S49.031 Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of upper end of humerus, right arm
        • S49.032 Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of upper end of humerus, left arm
        • S49.039 Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of upper end of humerus, unspecified arm
      5. S49.04 Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of upper end of humerus

        • S49.041 Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of upper end of humerus, right arm
        • S49.042 Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of upper end of humerus, left arm
        • S49.049 Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of upper end of humerus, unspecified arm
      6. S49.09 Other physeal fracture of upper end of humerus

        • S49.091 Other physeal fracture of upper end of humerus, right arm
        • S49.092 Other physeal fracture of upper end of humerus, left arm
        • S49.099 Other physeal fracture of upper end of humerus, unspecified arm
    2. S49.1 Physeal fracture of lower end of humerus

      1. S49.10 Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of humerus

        • S49.101 Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of humerus, right arm
        • S49.102 Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of humerus, left arm
        • S49.109 Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of humerus, unspecified arm
      2. S49.11 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of humerus

        • S49.111 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of humerus, right arm
        • S49.112 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of humerus, left arm
        • S49.119 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of humerus, unspecified arm
      3. S49.12 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of humerus

        • S49.121 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of humerus, right arm
        • S49.122 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of humerus, left arm
        • S49.129 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of humerus, unspecified arm
      4. S49.13 Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of humerus

        • S49.131 Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of humerus, right arm
        • S49.132 Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of humerus, left arm
        • S49.139 Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of humerus, unspecified arm
      5. S49.14 Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of lower end of humerus

        • S49.141 Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of lower end of humerus, right arm
        • S49.142 Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of lower end of humerus, left arm
        • S49.149 Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of lower end of humerus, unspecified arm
      6. S49.19 Other physeal fracture of lower end of humerus

        • S49.191 Other physeal fracture of lower end of humerus, right arm
        • S49.192 Other physeal fracture of lower end of humerus, left arm
        • S49.199 Other physeal fracture of lower end of humerus, unspecified arm
    3. S49.8 Other specified injuries of shoulder and upper arm

      1. S49.80 Other specified injuries of shoulder and upper arm, unspecified arm

      2. S49.81 Other specified injuries of right shoulder and upper arm

      3. S49.82 Other specified injuries of left shoulder and upper arm

    4. S49.9 Unspecified injury of shoulder and upper arm

      1. S49.90 Unspecified injury of shoulder and upper arm, unspecified arm

      2. S49.91 Unspecified injury of right shoulder and upper arm

      3. S49.92 Unspecified injury of left shoulder and 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.