S44.2

S44.2: Injury of radial nerve at upper arm level

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

S44.2 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for injury of radial nerve at upper arm level. 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 S44

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

radial nerve NOS (S54.2)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S44.2

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on S44: Injury of nerves at shoulder and upper arm level

injury of brachial plexus (S14.3-)

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 S44.2

3 child codes. Green means billable.