ICD-10-CM › S00-T88 › S40-S49 › S42.13 Fracture of coracoid process › S42.134

S42.134

Nondisplaced fracture of coracoid process, right 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.

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

Submit one of these 7 more specific codes instead:

  • S42.134A Nondisplaced fracture of coracoid process, right shoulder, initial encounter for closed fracture
  • S42.134B Nondisplaced fracture of coracoid process, right shoulder, initial encounter for open fracture
  • S42.134D Nondisplaced fracture of coracoid process, right shoulder, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
  • S42.134G Nondisplaced fracture of coracoid process, right shoulder, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
  • S42.134K Nondisplaced fracture of coracoid process, right shoulder, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
  • S42.134P Nondisplaced fracture of coracoid process, right shoulder, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
  • S42.134S Nondisplaced fracture of coracoid process, right 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.

  1. FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Nondisplaced fracture of coracoid process, right 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.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
S42.131 Displaced fracture of coracoid process, right shoulder Not billable
S42.132 Displaced fracture of coracoid process, left shoulder Not billable
S42.133 Displaced fracture of coracoid process, unspecified shoulder Not billable
S42.135 Nondisplaced fracture of coracoid process, left shoulder Not billable
S42.136 Nondisplaced fracture of coracoid process, unspecified shoulder Not billable