S44.50XD — Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
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.
7th 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
S44.50XD 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.
Medicare coverage
S44.50XD is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy — 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A56607Billing and Coding: Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks (CPNB)
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S44.50. If S44.50XD is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S44.50XD
- Is S44.50XD a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. S44.50XD is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does S44.50XD 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).