S47.9
Non-billable

Crushing injury of shoulder and upper arm, unspecified arm

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

Coding Guidance

S47.9 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.

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:

S00-T88(Chapter 19)S47(Crushing injury of shoulder and upper arm)

Excludes1

2 items

From S00-T88:

•
birth trauma (P10-P15)
•
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Excludes2

1 item

From S47:

•
crushing injury of elbow (S57.0-)

Use Additional Code

2 items

From S00-T88:

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

From S47:

•
code for all associated injuries

7th Character Notes

4 items

From S47:

•
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S47
•
A: initial encounter
•
D: subsequent encounter
•
S: sequela

S47.9
Non-billable

Crushing injury of shoulder and upper arm, unspecified arm

Coding Guidance

Additional Information from Parent Codes

Parent Codes Referenced:

Excludes1

From S00-T88:

Excludes2

From S47:

Use Additional Code

From S00-T88:

From S47:

7th Character Notes

From S47:

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S47.9Non-billable

Crushing injury of shoulder and upper arm, unspecified arm

Coding Guidance

Additional Information from Parent Codes

Parent Codes Referenced:

Excludes1

From S00-T88:

Excludes2

From S47:

Use Additional Code

From S00-T88:

From S47:

7th Character Notes

From S47:

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S47.9
Non-billable

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