S40.81

Non-billable

Abrasion of upper arm

Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Additional Information

From parent codes: S00-T88 (Chapter 19)

Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom S00-T88

Excludes1 means 'NOT CODED HERE!' An Excludes1 note indicates mutually exclusive codes: two conditions that cannot be reported together.

birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Use Additional CodeFrom S00-T88

The 'use additional code' note instructs that a secondary code should be added to provide more detail.

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

More Specific Codes (9)

S40.8Other superficial injuries of upper armCategory→S40.82Blister (nonthermal) of upper armCategory→S40.84External constriction of upper armCategory→S40.85Superficial foreign body of upper armCategory→S40.86Insect bite (nonvenomous) of upper armCategory→S40.87Other superficial bite of upper armCategory→S40.811Abrasion of right upper armCategory→S40.812Abrasion of left upper armCategory→S40.819Abrasion of unspecified upper armCategory→

Chapter Information

Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Range: S00-T88

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Related ICD-10 Codes

More specific codes for S40.81

Other superficial injuries of upper arm

Blister (nonthermal) of upper arm

External constriction of upper arm

Superficial foreign body of upper arm

Insect bite (nonvenomous) of upper arm

Other superficial bite of upper arm

Abrasion of right upper arm

Abrasion of left upper arm

Abrasion of unspecified upper arm