S42.35
Header — not billableComminuted fracture of shaft of humerus
The ICD-10 code for comminuted fracture of shaft of humerus is S42.35.
S42.35 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 S42.35
- S42.351Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of humerus, right arm
- S42.352Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of humerus, left arm
- S42.353Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of humerus, unspecified arm
- S42.354Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of humerus, right arm
- S42.355Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of humerus, left arm
- S42.356Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of humerus, unspecified arm
Related codes in this category
- S42.30Unspecified fracture of shaft of humerusnon-billable header
- S42.31Greenstick fracture of shaft of humerusnon-billable header
- S42.32Transverse fracture of shaft of humerusnon-billable header
- S42.33Oblique fracture of shaft of humerusnon-billable header
- S42.34Spiral fracture of shaft of humerusnon-billable header
- S42.36Segmental fracture of shaft of humerusnon-billable header
- S42.39Other fracture of shaft of humerusnon-billable header
- S42.35Comminuted fracture of shaft of humerusnon-billable header