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S41.151Non-billableSave

S41.151 - Open bite of right upper arm

ICD-10-CM Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes · S40-S49 Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm (S40-S49) · Subcategory of S41.15 · FY2027

Coding Guidance

S41.151 requires a 7th character. Report the code below that matches the documentation, for example A for initial encounter, D for subsequent encounter, S for sequela.

7th Character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S41

Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes

Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom S41.15

Mutually exclusive: these conditions are never reported together with this code.

  • superficial bite of upper arm (S40.87)
Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom S41

Mutually exclusive: these conditions are never reported together with this code.

  • traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm (S48.-)
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom S41

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • open fracture of shoulder and upper arm (S42.- with 7th character B or C)
Code AlsoFrom S41

Report an additional code when both conditions apply.

  • any associated wound infection
IncludesFrom S40-S49 Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm (S40-S49)

Conditions this code covers.

  • injuries of axilla
  • injuries of scapular region
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom S40-S49 Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm (S40-S49)

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
  • frostbite (T33-T34)
  • injuries of elbow (S50-S59)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom Chapter S00-T88

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • birth trauma (P10-P15)
  • obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Use Additional CodeFrom Chapter S00-T88

Add a secondary code to identify the associated condition or cause when it is documented.

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
NotesFrom Chapter S00-T88

Instructional notes from the ICD-10-CM tabular list.

  • Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
  • The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

More Specific Codes (3)

S41.151AOpen bite of right upper arm, initial encounter→S41.151DOpen bite of right upper arm, subsequent encounter→S41.151SOpen bite of right upper arm, sequela→

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