S40.871ABillable
Other superficial bite of right upper arm (initial encounter)
Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Billable Code
S40.871A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Additional Information from Parent Codes
The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.
Parent Codes Referenced:
Excludes1
3 items
Excludes1
From S40.87:
- •open bite of upper arm (S41.14)
Excludes2
1 item
Excludes2
From S40.87:
- •other superficial bite of shoulder (S40.27-)
Use Additional Code
1 item
Use Additional Code
From S00-T88:
- •code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)