S40.87
S40.87: Other superficial bite of upper arm
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S40.87 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other superficial bite of upper arm. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S40
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Excludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- open bite of upper arm (S41.14)
Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist
The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.
- other superficial bite of shoulder (S40.27-)
Other codes that can never be billed with S40.87
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- S41.15Open bite of upper arm
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead S40.87
3 child codes. Green means billable.