S46.1

S46.1: Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of long head of biceps

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

S46.1 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of long head of biceps. 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 S46

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S46.1

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

Written on S46: Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level

injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at elbow (S56.-)
sprain of joints and ligaments of shoulder girdle (S43.9)

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 S46.1

4 child codes. Green means billable.