S40.85 - Superficial foreign body of upper arm

  • Applicable to Superficial foreign body of upper arm
  • The 2025 edition of ICD10-CM S40.85 became effective on October 1, 2024.
  • This is the American ICD10-CM version of S40.85 - other international versions of ICD10 S40.85 may differ.
  • S40.85 is a Non-Billable / Non-Specific ICD10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • S40.85 Code should not be used for billing or reimbursement purposes as there are multiple ICD-10 CM codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
  • S40.85 - Superficial foreign body of upper arm
    • S40.85 - Superficial foreign body of upper arm
    • S40.851 - Superficial foreign body of right upper arm
    • S40.852 - Superficial foreign body of left upper arm
    • S40.859 - Superficial foreign body of unspecified upper arm

 Inclusion Term

  • Splinter in the upper arm

The following codes above S40.85 contain annotation back-references that may be applicable to S40.85:

Chapter: S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Section: S40-S49 Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm

Category: S40 Superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm

superficial icd 10
 
Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

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