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S46.012A
Billable

Strain of muscle(s) and tendon(s) of the rotator cuff of left shoulder (initial encounter)

Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Billable Code

S46.012A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

Referenced in Diagnoses

Conditions that use this ICD-10 code in their documentation

View documentation for left rotator cuff tear
left rotator cuff tear
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Rotator Cuff Tear of Left Shoulder

View documentation for left shoulder injury
left shoulder injury
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Injury of Left Shoulder and Upper Arm

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left shoulder strain
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Strain of muscle(s) and tendon(s) of rotator cuff of left shoulder

View documentation for rotator cuff tear left shoulder
rotator cuff tear left shoulder
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Rotator Cuff Tear of Left Shoulder

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shoulder muscle strain
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Strain of Shoulder Muscles and Tendons

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shoulder strain
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Strain of muscle(s) and tendon(s) of the rotator cuff of shoulder

View documentation for traumatic rotator cuff tear
traumatic rotator cuff tear
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Traumatic Rotator Cuff Tear

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.

Excludes1

2 items

From S00-T88:

Excludes2

2 items

From S46:

  • injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at elbow (S56.-)
  • sprain of joints and ligaments of shoulder girdle (S43.9)

Use Additional Code

1 item

From S00-T88:

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

7th Character Notes

4 items

From S46:

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S46
  • A: initial encounter
  • D: subsequent encounter
  • S: sequela
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