S40.872A Other superficial bite of left upper arm, initial encounter
Instructional Notes:
S40.872A Description: Other superficial bite of left upper arm, initial encounter ↓
S40.872 Description: Other superficial bite of left upper arm ↓
S40.87 Description: Other superficial bite of upper arm Exclude1:
open bite of upper arm (S41.14)
Exclude2:
other superficial bite of shoulder (S40.27-)
↓
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
↓
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.-)