S46.99
Header — not billableOther injury of unspecified muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level
The ICD-10 code for other injury of unspecified muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level is S46.99.
S46.99 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.
Child codes under S46.99
- S46.991Other injury of unspecified muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm
- S46.992Other injury of unspecified muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level, left arm
- S46.999Other injury of unspecified muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm
Related codes in this category
- S46.90Unspecified injury of unspecified muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm levelnon-billable header
- S46.91Strain of unspecified muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm levelnon-billable header
- S46.92Laceration of unspecified muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm levelnon-billable header
- S46.99Other injury of unspecified muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm levelnon-billable header