S42.334
S42.334: Nondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of humerus, right arm
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S42.334 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced oblique 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 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 S42.334
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S42.334
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Written on S42.3: Fracture of shaft of humerus
Other codes that can never be billed with S42.334
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
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 S42.334
7 child codes. Green means billable.
- S42.334ANondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of humerus, right arm, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S42.334BNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of humerus, right arm, initial encounter for open fracture
- S42.334DNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of humerus, right arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S42.334GNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of humerus, right arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S42.334KNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of humerus, right arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S42.334PNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of humerus, right arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S42.334SNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of humerus, right arm, sequela
Other codes under S42.33
- S42.331Displaced oblique fracture of shaft of humerus, right arm
- S42.332Displaced oblique fracture of shaft of humerus, left arm
- S42.333Displaced oblique fracture of shaft of humerus, unspecified arm
- S42.335Nondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of humerus, left arm
- S42.336Nondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of humerus, unspecified arm