ICD-10-CM › S00-T88 › S40-S49 › S46 Injury of muscle, fascia and... › S46.2
Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of other parts of biceps
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 4 more specific codes instead:
- S46.20 Unspecified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of other parts of biceps (also a header)
- S46.21 Strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of other parts of biceps (also a header)
- S46.22 Laceration of muscle, fascia and tendon of other parts of biceps (also a header)
- S46.29 Other injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of other parts of biceps (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 Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of other parts of biceps
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
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| S46.0 | Injury of muscle(s) and tendon(s) of the rotator cuff of shoulder | Not billable |
| S46.1 | Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of long head of biceps | Not billable |
| S46.3 | Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of triceps | Not billable |
| S46.8 | Injury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at shoulder and upper arm level | Not billable |
| S46.9 | Injury of unspecified muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level | Not billable |