Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm (S40-S49)
S44: Injury of nerves at shoulder and upper arm level

codeAlso
any associated open wound (S41.-)

excludes2
injury of brachial plexus (S14.3-)

sevenChrNote
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S44

sevenChrDef
A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela
S44.0: Injury of ulnar nerve at upper arm level
S44.1: Injury of median nerve at upper arm level
S44.2: Injury of radial nerve at upper arm level
S44.3: Injury of axillary nerve
S44.4: Injury of musculocutaneous nerve
S44.5: Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at shoulder and upper arm level
S44.8: Injury of other nerves at shoulder and upper arm level
S44.9: Injury of unspecified nerve at shoulder and upper arm level

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