S44.00XA
S44.00XA: Injury of ulnar nerve at upper arm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMunspecified
S44.00XA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for injury of ulnar nerve at upper arm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S44.00XA with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "A": initial encounter
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S44
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S44.00XA
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S44.00XA
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
S44.00XA is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56607Billing and Coding: Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks (CPNB)
- A56722Billing and Coding: Intraoperative Neurophysiological Testing
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.