Is S42.211B a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. S42.211B is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does S42.211B sit in the tabular list?

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm (S40-S49).

What cannot be coded together with S42.211B?

S42.211B carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above S42.211B (S42) and apply to it just the same.

S42.211B

S42.211B — Unspecified displaced fracture of surgical neck of right humerus, initial encounter for open fracture

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMright

S42.211B is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unspecified displaced fracture of surgical neck of right humerus, initial encounter for open fracture. It is valid for submission on a claim.

7th character "B" — initial encounter for open fracture

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from category S42

A: initial encounter for closed fracture
B: initial encounter for open fracture
D: subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
G: subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
K: subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
P: subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
S: sequela

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S42.211B

These are not written on S42.211B, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing S42.211B with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on S42 — Fracture of shoulder and upper arm

traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm (S48.-)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S42.211B

Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of S42.211B, but a patient can have both, so you may code both.

Written on S42.2 — Fracture of upper end of humerus

fracture of shaft of humerus (S42.3-)
physeal fracture of upper end of humerus (S49.0-)

Written on S42 — Fracture of shoulder and upper arm

periprosthetic fracture around internal prosthetic shoulder joint (M97.3)

Other codes that can never be billed with S42.211B

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at S42.211B. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading S42.211B alone.

M84.3Stress fracture
M84.4Pathological fracture, not elsewhere classified

Risk adjustment

S42.211B does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

S42.211B is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies — 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

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A59878Billing and Coding: Total Shoulder Arthroplasty

Code history

S42.211B has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share S42.211. If S42.211B is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about S42.211B

Is S42.211B a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. S42.211B is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does S42.211B sit in the tabular list?: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm (S40-S49).
What cannot be coded together with S42.211B?: S42.211B carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above S42.211B (S42) and apply to it just the same.