S42.31
Greenstick fracture of shaft of humerus
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where S42.31 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- S42 Fracture of shoulder and upper arm
- S42.3 Parent Fracture of shaft of humerus
- S42.31 This code Greenstick 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.
Excludes2
physeal fractures of upper end of humerus ( S49.0- )
Inherited from S42.3 — Fracture of shaft of humerus
7th Character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes in subcategory S42.31
7th Character
A - initial encounter for closed fracture
7th Character
D - subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
7th Character
G - subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
7th Character
K - subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
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
P - subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
7th Character
S - sequela
7th Character
B - initial encounter for open fracture
Inherited from S42 — Fracture of shoulder and upper arm
More Specific Codes
3 codes under S42.31
Version History
How S42.31 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentGreenstick fracture of shaft of humerus
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedGreenstick fracture of shaft of humerus
Related Codes
Other codes under S42.3
- S42.30 Unspecified fracture of shaft of humerus
- S42.32 Transverse fracture of shaft of humerus
- S42.33 Oblique fracture of shaft of humerus
- S42.34 Spiral fracture of shaft of humerus
- S42.35 Comminuted fracture of shaft of humerus
- S42.36 Segmental fracture of shaft of humerus
- S42.39 Other fracture of shaft 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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