S46.8
Header — not billableInjury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at shoulder and upper arm level
The ICD-10 code for injury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at shoulder and upper arm level is S46.8.
S46.8 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 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 S46.8
- S46.80Unspecified injury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at shoulder and upper arm levelnon-billable header
- S46.81Strain of other muscles, fascia and tendons at shoulder and upper arm levelnon-billable header
- S46.82Laceration of other muscles, fascia and tendons at shoulder and upper arm levelnon-billable header
- S46.89Other injury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at shoulder and upper arm levelnon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- S46.0Injury of muscle(s) and tendon(s) of the rotator cuff of shouldernon-billable header
- S46.1Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of long head of bicepsnon-billable header
- S46.2Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of other parts of bicepsnon-billable header
- S46.3Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of tricepsnon-billable header
- S46.9Injury of unspecified muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm levelnon-billable header
- S46.8Injury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at shoulder and upper arm levelnon-billable header