S44.50XD
S44.50XD: Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exemptunspecified
S44.50XD is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S44.50XD with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "D": subsequent encounter
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S44
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
S44.50XD is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56607Billing and Coding: Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks (CPNB)
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.