ICD-10-CM › S00-T88 › S40-S49 › S42.1 Fracture of scapula › S42.14
Fracture of glenoid cavity of scapula
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 6 more specific codes instead:
- S42.141 Displaced fracture of glenoid cavity of scapula, right shoulder (also a header)
- S42.142 Displaced fracture of glenoid cavity of scapula, left shoulder (also a header)
- S42.143 Displaced fracture of glenoid cavity of scapula, unspecified shoulder (also a header)
- S42.144 Nondisplaced fracture of glenoid cavity of scapula, right shoulder (also a header)
- S42.145 Nondisplaced fracture of glenoid cavity of scapula, left shoulder (also a header)
- S42.146 Nondisplaced fracture of glenoid cavity of scapula, unspecified shoulder (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 Fracture of glenoid cavity of scapula
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 > glenoid
- Fracture, traumatic > scapula > glenoid cavity
- Fracture, traumatic > scapula > glenoid cavity > nondisplaced
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| S42.10 | Fracture of unspecified part of scapula | Not billable |
| S42.11 | Fracture of body of scapula | Not billable |
| S42.12 | Fracture of acromial process | Not billable |
| S42.13 | Fracture of coracoid process | Not billable |
| S42.15 | Fracture of neck of scapula | Not billable |
| S42.19 | Fracture of other part of scapula | Not billable |