S42.26
Fracture of lesser tuberosity of humerus
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where S42.26 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- S42 Fracture of shoulder and upper arm
- S42.2 Parent Fracture of upper end of humerus
- S42.26 This code Fracture of lesser tuberosity of humerus
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.
Excludes2
fracture of shaft of humerus ( S42.3- )
Inherited from S42.2 — Fracture of upper end of humerus
7th Character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from category S42
Inherited from S42 — Fracture of shoulder and upper arm
7th Character
A - initial encounter for closed fracture
Inherited from S42 — Fracture of shoulder and upper arm
7th Character
B - initial encounter for open fracture
Inherited from S42 — Fracture of shoulder and upper arm
7th Character
D - subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
Inherited from S42 — Fracture of shoulder and upper arm
7th Character
G - subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
Inherited from S42 — Fracture of shoulder and upper arm
7th Character
K - subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
Inherited from S42 — Fracture of shoulder and upper arm
7th Character
P - subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
Inherited from S42 — Fracture of shoulder and upper arm
More Specific Codes
6 codes under S42.26
- S42.261 Displaced fracture of lesser tuberosity of right humerus Has subcodes
- S42.262 Displaced fracture of lesser tuberosity of left humerus Has subcodes
- S42.263 Displaced fracture of lesser tuberosity of unspecified humerus Has subcodes
- S42.264 Nondisplaced fracture of lesser tuberosity of right humerus Has subcodes
- S42.265 Nondisplaced fracture of lesser tuberosity of left humerus Has subcodes
- S42.266 Nondisplaced fracture of lesser tuberosity of unspecified humerus Has subcodes
Version History
How S42.26 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentFracture of lesser tuberosity of humerus
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedFracture of lesser tuberosity of humerus
Related Codes
Other codes under S42.2
- S42.20 Unspecified fracture of upper end of humerus
- S42.21 Unspecified fracture of surgical neck of humerus
- S42.22 2-part fracture of surgical neck of humerus
- S42.23 3-part fracture of surgical neck of humerus
- S42.24 4-part fracture of surgical neck of humerus
- S42.25 Fracture of greater tuberosity of humerus
- S42.27 Torus fracture of upper end of humerus
- S42.29 Other fracture of upper end of humerus
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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