ICD-10-CM › S00-T88 › S40-S49 › S46.012 Strain of muscle(s) and tendon(s)... › S46.012D
Strain of muscle(s) and tendon(s) of the rotator cuff of left shoulder, subsequent encounter
ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2007 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.
- FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Strain of tendon of the rotator cuff of left shoulder, subsequent encounter
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FY2010
Draft description revised draft
Strain of tendon of the rotator cuff of left shoulder, subsequent encounterStrain of muscle(s) and tendon(s) of the rotator cuff of left shoulder, subsequent encounter
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 S46 Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level
Seventh character required
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S46
Excludes2 - not included here
- injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at elbow (S56.-)
- sprain of joints and ligaments of shoulder girdle (S43.9)
Code also
- any associated open wound (S41.-)
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.
- Cut > muscle
- Injury > fascia
- Injury > tendon
- Strain > muscle
- Strain > tendon
- Avulsion > muscle
- Avulsion > tendon
- Division > muscle
- Laceration > muscle
- Laceration > tendon
- Injury > arm > muscle
- Injury > muscle > arm
- Syndrome > supraspinatus
- Injury > shoulder > muscle
- Tear, torn > supraspinatus
- Rupture, ruptured > supraspinatus
- Syndrome > rotator cuff, shoulder
- Injury > muscle > extensor > finger
- Injury > muscle > intrinsic > finger
- Injury > muscle > shoulder > rotator cuff
- Injury > muscle > leg > posterior muscle group
- Injury > rotator cuff > strain
- Tear, torn > rotator cuff > traumatic
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| S46.012A | Strain of muscle(s) and tendon(s) of the rotator cuff of left shoulder, initial encounter | Valid |
| S46.012S | Strain of muscle(s) and tendon(s) of the rotator cuff of left shoulder, sequela | Valid |