ICD-10-CM › S00-T88 › S40-S49 › S42.11 Fracture of body of scapula › S42.113
Displaced fracture of body of scapula, unspecified shoulder
Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.
Submit one of these 7 more specific codes instead:
- S42.113A Displaced fracture of body of scapula, unspecified shoulder, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S42.113B Displaced fracture of body of scapula, unspecified shoulder, initial encounter for open fracture
- S42.113D Displaced fracture of body of scapula, unspecified shoulder, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S42.113G Displaced fracture of body of scapula, unspecified shoulder, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S42.113K Displaced fracture of body of scapula, unspecified shoulder, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S42.113P Displaced fracture of body of scapula, unspecified shoulder, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S42.113S Displaced fracture of body of scapula, unspecified shoulder, sequela
This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2014 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.
- FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Displaced fracture of body of scapula, unspecified shoulder
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 S42 Fracture of shoulder and upper arm
Seventh character required
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from category S42
Excludes1 - never coded here
- traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm (S48.-)
Excludes2 - not included here
- periprosthetic fracture around internal prosthetic shoulder joint (M97.3)
Note
- A fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should be coded to displaced
- A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed
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
How CDC's index refers to this code
Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.
- Fracture, traumatic > scapula > body
- Fracture, traumatic > scapula > body > nondisplaced
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| S42.111 | Displaced fracture of body of scapula, right shoulder | Not billable |
| S42.112 | Displaced fracture of body of scapula, left shoulder | Not billable |
| S42.114 | Nondisplaced fracture of body of scapula, right shoulder | Not billable |
| S42.115 | Nondisplaced fracture of body of scapula, left shoulder | Not billable |
| S42.116 | Nondisplaced fracture of body of scapula, unspecified shoulder | Not billable |