Open wound of upper arm

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 6 more specific codes instead:

S41.10 Unspecified open wound of upper arm (also a header)
S41.11 Laceration without foreign body of upper arm (also a header)
S41.12 Laceration with foreign body of upper arm (also a header)
S41.13 Puncture wound without foreign body of upper arm (also a header)
S41.14 Puncture wound with foreign body of upper arm (also a header)
S41.15 Open bite of upper arm (also a header)

This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Open wound of upper arm

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from S41 Open wound of shoulder and upper arm

Seventh character required

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S41

Excludes1 - never coded here

traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm (S48.-)

Excludes2 - not included here

open fracture of shoulder and upper arm (S42.- with 7th character B or C)

Code also

any associated wound infection

Inherited from the S40-S49 section Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm (S40-S49)

Excludes2 - not included here

burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
frostbite (T33-T34)
injuries of elbow (S50-S59)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

Includes

injuries of axilla
injuries of scapular region

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
S41.0	Open wound of shoulder	Not billable