S42.355
S42.355 — Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of humerus, left arm
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S42.355 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of humerus, left 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
Risk adjustment
S42.355 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.
Code to one of these instead S42.355
7 child codes. Green means billable.
- S42.355ANondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of humerus, left arm, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S42.355BNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of humerus, left arm, initial encounter for open fracture
- S42.355DNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of humerus, left arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S42.355GNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of humerus, left arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S42.355KNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of humerus, left arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S42.355PNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of humerus, left arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S42.355SNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of humerus, left arm, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S42.35. If S42.355 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S42.351Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of humerus, right arm
- S42.352Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of humerus, left arm
- S42.353Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of humerus, unspecified arm
- S42.354Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of humerus, right arm
- S42.356Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of humerus, unspecified arm
Questions about S42.355
- Is S42.355 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S42.355 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S42.355 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).