S43.203
S43.203 — Unspecified subluxation of unspecified sternoclavicular joint
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S43.203 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for unspecified subluxation of unspecified sternoclavicular joint. 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 each code from category S43
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
S43.203 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 S43.203
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S43.20. If S43.203 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S43.201Unspecified subluxation of right sternoclavicular joint
- S43.202Unspecified subluxation of left sternoclavicular joint
- S43.204Unspecified dislocation of right sternoclavicular joint
- S43.205Unspecified dislocation of left sternoclavicular joint
- S43.206Unspecified dislocation of unspecified sternoclavicular joint
Questions about S43.203
- Is S43.203 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S43.203 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S43.203 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).