M84.41
Header — not billablePathological fracture, shoulder
The ICD-10 code for pathological fracture, shoulder is M84.41.
M84.41 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
- M84.40Pathological fracture, unspecified site
- M84.42Pathological fracture, humerusnon-billable header
- M84.43Pathological fracture, ulna and radiusnon-billable header
- M84.44Pathological fracture, hand and fingersnon-billable header
- M84.45Pathological fracture, femur and pelvisnon-billable header
- M84.46Pathological fracture, tibia and fibulanon-billable header
- M84.47Pathological fracture, ankle, foot and toesnon-billable header
- M84.48Pathological fracture, other site
- M84.41Pathological fracture, shouldernon-billable header