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S42.115

Nondisplaced fracture of body of scapula, left shoulder

Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 8 never code together
S42code
Excludes1
  • traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm (S48.-)S48.-
Excludes2
  • periprosthetic fracture around internal prosthetic shoulder joint (M97.3)M97.3
S40-S49block
Excludes2
  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)T20-T32
  • frostbite (T33-T34)T33-T34
  • injuries of elbow (S50-S59)S50-S59
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)T63.4
S00-T88chapter
Excludes2

Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.

Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.

7th character 7
A initial encounter for closed fracture
B initial encounter for open fracture
D subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
G subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
K subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
P subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
S sequela
Instructional notes 7
S42code
Notes
  • A fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should be coded to displaced
  • A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed
S40-S49block
Includes
  • injuries of axilla
  • injuries of scapular region
S00-T88chapter
Notes
  • 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.
Use additional code
  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)Z18.-
Index entries leading here 1
  • Fracture, traumatic (abduction) (adduction) (separation) T14.8
Alongside this code 5 same parent — S42.11
S42.111 Displaced fracture of body of scapula, right shoulder category S42.112 Displaced fracture of body of scapula, left shoulder category S42.113 Displaced fracture of body of scapula, unspecified shoulder category S42.114 Nondisplaced fracture of body of scapula, right shoulder category S42.116 Nondisp fx of body of scapula, unspecified shoulder category
Subordinate codes 7
S42.115A Nondisp fx of body of scapula, left shoulder, init S42.115B Nondisp fx of body of scapula, l shoulder, init for opn fx S42.115D Nondisp fx of body of scapula, l shldr, 7thD S42.115G Nondisp fx of body of scapula, l shldr, 7thG S42.115K Nondisp fx of body of scapula, l shldr, 7thK S42.115P Nondisp fx of body of scapula, l shldr, 7thP S42.115S Nondisp fx of body of scapula, left shoulder, sequela
Additional references
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This code

Billable
no
Code set
FY2026
Parent
S42.11
Block
S40-S49
Siblings
5
Subordinate
7

Present FY2024–FY2027.