ICD-Code S44: Injury of nerves at shoulder and upper arm level
- S44.0 Injury of ulnar nerve at upper arm level
- S44.1 Injury of median nerve at upper arm level
- S44.2 Injury of radial nerve at upper arm level
- S44.3 Injury of axillary nerve
- S44.4 Injury of musculocutaneous nerve
- S44.5 Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at shoulder and upper arm level
- S44.7 Injury of multiple nerves at shoulder and upper arm level
- S44.8 Injury of other nerves at shoulder and upper arm level
- S44.9 Injury of unspecified nerve at shoulder and upper arm level
Note
In outpatient care, the ICD code on medical documents is always appended with a diagnostic confidence indicator (A, G, V or Z): A (excluded diagnosis), G (confirmed diagnosis), V (tentative diagnosis) and Z (condition after a confirmed diagnosis).
Source
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