ICD-10-CM › S00-T88 › S40-S49 › S42.3 Fracture of shaft of humerus › S42.35
Comminuted fracture of shaft of humerus
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:
- S42.351 Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of humerus, right arm (also a header)
- S42.352 Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of humerus, left arm (also a header)
- S42.353 Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of humerus, unspecified arm (also a header)
- S42.354 Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of humerus, right arm (also a header)
- S42.355 Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of humerus, left arm (also a header)
- S42.356 Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of humerus, unspecified 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 Comminuted fracture of shaft of humerus
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.
- Broken > arm
- Fracture, traumatic > arm
- Fracture, traumatic > humerus > shaft > comminuted
- Fracture, traumatic > humerus > shaft > comminuted > nondisplaced
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| S42.30 | Unspecified fracture of shaft of humerus | Not billable |
| S42.31 | Greenstick fracture of shaft of humerus | Not billable |
| S42.32 | Transverse fracture of shaft of humerus | Not billable |
| S42.33 | Oblique fracture of shaft of humerus | Not billable |
| S42.34 | Spiral fracture of shaft of humerus | Not billable |
| S42.36 | Segmental fracture of shaft of humerus | Not billable |
| S42.39 | Other fracture of shaft of humerus | Not billable |