M84.31
Header — not billableStress fracture, shoulder
The ICD-10 code for stress fracture, shoulder is M84.31.
M84.31 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- M84.30Stress fracture, unspecified site
- M84.32Stress fracture, humerusnon-billable header
- M84.33Stress fracture, ulna and radiusnon-billable header
- M84.34Stress fracture, hand and fingersnon-billable header
- M84.35Stress fracture, pelvis and femurnon-billable header
- M84.36Stress fracture, tibia and fibulanon-billable header
- M84.37Stress fracture, ankle, foot and toesnon-billable header
- M84.38Stress fracture, other site
- M84.31Stress fracture, shouldernon-billable header