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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

S46.311A

Strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of triceps, right arm, initial encounter

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where S46.311A sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. S46 Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level
  2. S46.3 Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of triceps
  3. S46.31 Strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of triceps
  4. S46.311 Parent Strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of triceps, right arm
  5. S46.311A This code Strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of triceps, right arm, initial encounter

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

injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at elbow ( S56 .-)

Inherited from S46 — Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level

Excludes2

sprain of joints and ligaments of shoulder girdle ( S43.9 )

Inherited from S46 — Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level

Code Also

any associated open wound ( S41 .-)

Inherited from S46 — Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level

7th Character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S46

Inherited from S46 — Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level

7th Character

A - initial encounter

Inherited from S46 — Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level

7th Character

D - subsequent encounter

Inherited from S46 — Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level

7th Character

S - sequela

Inherited from S46 — Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level

Version History

How S46.311A appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of triceps, right arm, initial encounter

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of triceps, right arm, initial encounter

Related Codes

Other codes under S46.311

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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