S40.87
Header — not billableOther superficial bite of upper arm
The ICD-10 code for other superficial bite of upper arm is S40.87.
S40.87 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.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- open bite of upper arm (S41.14)
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
- other superficial bite of shoulder (S40.27-)
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.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- S40.81Abrasion of upper armnon-billable header
- S40.82Blister (nonthermal) of upper armnon-billable header
- S40.84External constriction of upper armnon-billable header
- S40.85Superficial foreign body of upper armnon-billable header
- S40.86Insect bite (nonvenomous) of upper armnon-billable header
- S40.87Other superficial bite of upper armnon-billable header