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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

S42.3

Fracture of shaft of humerus

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where S42.3 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. S42 Parent Fracture of shoulder and upper arm
  2. S42.3 This code Fracture of shaft 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.

Inclusion Terms

Fracture of humerus NOS

Inclusion Terms

Fracture of upper arm NOS

Excludes1

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

Inherited from S42 — Fracture of shoulder and upper arm

Excludes2

physeal fractures of upper end of humerus ( S49.0- )

Excludes2

physeal fractures of lower end of humerus ( S49.1- )

Excludes2

periprosthetic fracture around internal prosthetic shoulder joint ( M97.3 )

Inherited from S42 — Fracture of shoulder and upper arm

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

7th Character

S - sequela

Inherited from S42 — Fracture of shoulder and upper arm

More Specific Codes

8 codes under S42.3

Version History

How S42.3 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Fracture of shaft of humerus

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Fracture of shaft of humerus

Related Codes

Other codes under S42

Codes whose official notes reference S42.3

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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