S40.87
Other superficial bite of upper arm
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where S40.87 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- S40 Superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm
- S40.8 Parent Other superficial injuries of upper arm
- S40.87 This code Other superficial bite of upper arm
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.
Excludes1
open bite of upper arm ( S41.14 )
Excludes2
other superficial bite of shoulder ( S40.27- )
7th Character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S40
Inherited from S40 — Superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm
7th Character
A - initial encounter
Inherited from S40 — Superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm
7th Character
D - subsequent encounter
Inherited from S40 — Superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm
More Specific Codes
3 codes under S40.87
Version History
How S40.87 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentOther superficial bite of upper arm
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedOther superficial bite of upper arm
Related Codes
Other codes under S40.8
Codes whose official notes reference S40.87
Data Source
Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
- Source file
- icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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