Open wound of shoulder and upper arm - S41

Excludes1: It indicates that the conditions described by two codes cannot occur together in the same patient. These codes are mutually exclusive.

Type 1 Excludes:

traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm (S48.-)

Excludes2: This note means that the conditions described by two codes are not usually associated with each other but can sometimes occur together.

Type 2 Excludes:

open fracture of shoulder and upper arm (S42.- with 7th character B or C)

Code Also: It indicates that an additional code should be used alongside the primary code to capture related factors or associated conditions.

Category codeAlso:

any associated wound infection

The seventh character in ICD-10-CM is an essential component that adds specificity to diagnosis codes by indicating aspects like the encounter type, stage, or other relevant clinical details.

Category SevenChr Note:

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S41

These ranges represents subcategories of Open wound of shoulder and upper arm. The "S41" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad category.

Codes:

S41.0 - Open wound of shoulder
S41.00 - Unspecified open wound of shoulder
S41.001 - Unspecified open wound of right shoulder
S41.002 - Unspecified open wound of left shoulder
S41.009 - Unspecified open wound of unspecified shoulder
S41.01 - Laceration without foreign body of shoulder
S41.011 - Laceration without foreign body of right shoulder
S41.012 - Laceration without foreign body of left shoulder
S41.019 - Laceration without foreign body of unspecified shoulder
S41.02 - Laceration with foreign body of shoulder
S41.021 - Laceration with foreign body of right shoulder
S41.022 - Laceration with foreign body of left shoulder
S41.029 - Laceration with foreign body of unspecified shoulder
S41.03 - Puncture wound without foreign body of shoulder
S41.031 - Puncture wound without foreign body of right shoulder
S41.032 - Puncture wound without foreign body of left shoulder
S41.039 - Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified shoulder
S41.04 - Puncture wound with foreign body of shoulder
S41.041 - Puncture wound with foreign body of right shoulder
S41.042 - Puncture wound with foreign body of left shoulder
S41.049 - Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified shoulder
S41.05 - Open bite of shoulder
S41.051 - Open bite of right shoulder
S41.052 - Open bite of left shoulder
S41.059 - Open bite of unspecified shoulder
S41.1 - Open wound of upper arm
S41.10 - Unspecified open wound of upper arm
S41.101 - Unspecified open wound of right upper arm
S41.102 - Unspecified open wound of left upper arm
S41.109 - Unspecified open wound of unspecified upper arm
S41.11 - Laceration without foreign body of upper arm
S41.111 - Laceration without foreign body of right upper arm
S41.112 - Laceration without foreign body of left upper arm
S41.119 - Laceration without foreign body of unspecified upper arm
S41.12 - Laceration with foreign body of upper arm
S41.121 - Laceration with foreign body of right upper arm
S41.122 - Laceration with foreign body of left upper arm
S41.129 - Laceration with foreign body of unspecified upper arm
S41.13 - Puncture wound without foreign body of upper arm
S41.131 - Puncture wound without foreign body of right upper arm
S41.132 - Puncture wound without foreign body of left upper arm
S41.139 - Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified upper arm
S41.14 - Puncture wound with foreign body of upper arm
S41.141 - Puncture wound with foreign body of right upper arm
S41.142 - Puncture wound with foreign body of left upper arm
S41.149 - Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified upper arm
S41.15 - Open bite of upper arm
S41.151 - Open bite of right upper arm
S41.152 - Open bite of left upper arm
S41.159 - Open bite of unspecified upper arm