S42.25
Header — not billableFracture of greater tuberosity of humerus
The ICD-10 code for fracture of greater tuberosity of humerus is S42.25.
S42.25 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 6 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.
Child codes under S42.25
- S42.251Displaced fracture of greater tuberosity of right humerus
- S42.252Displaced fracture of greater tuberosity of left humerus
- S42.253Displaced fracture of greater tuberosity of unspecified humerus
- S42.254Nondisplaced fracture of greater tuberosity of right humerus
- S42.255Nondisplaced fracture of greater tuberosity of left humerus
- S42.256Nondisplaced fracture of greater tuberosity of unspecified humerus
Related codes in this category
- S42.20Unspecified fracture of upper end of humerusnon-billable header
- S42.21Unspecified fracture of surgical neck of humerusnon-billable header
- S42.222-part fracture of surgical neck of humerusnon-billable header
- S42.233-part fracture of surgical neck of humerusnon-billable header
- S42.244-part fracture of surgical neck of humerusnon-billable header
- S42.26Fracture of lesser tuberosity of humerusnon-billable header
- S42.27Torus fracture of upper end of humerusnon-billable header
- S42.29Other fracture of upper end of humerusnon-billable header
- S42.25Fracture of greater tuberosity of humerusnon-billable header