S42.9
Fracture of shoulder girdle, part unspecified
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where S42.9 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- S42 Parent Fracture of shoulder and upper arm
- S42.9 This code Fracture of shoulder girdle, part unspecified
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 shoulder NOS
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
3 codes under S42.9
Version History
How S42.9 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentFracture of shoulder girdle, part unspecified
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedFracture of shoulder girdle, part unspecified
Related Codes
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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