S42.353A
S42.353A: Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of humerus, unspecified arm, initial encounter for closed fracture
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMunspecified
S42.353A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of humerus, unspecified arm, initial encounter for closed fracture. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S42.353A with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "A": initial encounter for closed 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 S42.353A
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S42.353A
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 S42.353A
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.
Other codes under S42.353
- S42.353BDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of humerus, unspecified arm, initial encounter for open fracture
- S42.353DDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of humerus, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S42.353GDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of humerus, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S42.353KDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of humerus, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S42.353PDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of humerus, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S42.353SDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of humerus, unspecified arm, sequela