S46.291
S46.291 — Other injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of other parts of biceps, right arm
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S46.291 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of other parts of biceps, right arm. 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
Risk adjustment
S46.291 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.
Code to one of these instead S46.291
3 child codes. Green means billable.
- S46.291AOther injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of other parts of biceps, right arm, initial encounter
- S46.291DOther injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of other parts of biceps, right arm, subsequent encounter
- S46.291SOther injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of other parts of biceps, right arm, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S46.29. If S46.291 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S46.291
- Is S46.291 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S46.291 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S46.291 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).