S40.859A Superficial foreign body of unsp upper arm, init encntr
Instructional Notes:
S40.859A Description: Superficial foreign body of unsp upper arm, init encntr ↓
S40.859 Description: Superficial foreign body of unspecified upper arm ↓
S40.85 Description: Superficial foreign body of upper arm Inclusion Term:
Splinter in the upper arm
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S40.8 Description: Other superficial injuries of upper arm ↓
S40 Description: Superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm ↓
S40-S49 Description: Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm (S40-S49) Exclude2:
burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
frostbite (T33-T34)
injuries of elbow (S50-S59)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
Include:
injuries of axilla
injuries of scapular region
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S00-T88 Description: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes Exclude2:
birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Notes:
Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
Use Additional Code:
code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)