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S42.311

S42.311: Greenstick fracture of shaft of humerus, right arm

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S42.311 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for greenstick fracture of shaft of humerus, right 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 all codes in subcategory S42.31

A
initial encounter for closed 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 S42.311

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on S42: Fracture of shoulder and upper arm

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

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S42.311

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on S42.3: Fracture of shaft of humerus

  • physeal fractures of upper end of humerus (S49.0-)
  • physeal fractures of lower end of humerus (S49.1-)

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 S42.311

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

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

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 S42.311

6 child codes. Green means billable.

Other codes under S42.31

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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