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S42.155

Nondisplaced fracture of neck 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 — S42.15
S42.151 Displaced fracture of neck of scapula, right shoulder category S42.152 Displaced fracture of neck of scapula, left shoulder category S42.153 Displaced fracture of neck of scapula, unspecified shoulder category S42.154 Nondisplaced fracture of neck of scapula, right shoulder category S42.156 Nondisp fx of neck of scapula, unspecified shoulder category
Subordinate codes 7
S42.155A Nondisp fx of neck of scapula, left shoulder, init S42.155B Nondisp fx of neck of scapula, l shoulder, init for opn fx S42.155D Nondisp fx of nk of scapula, l shldr, 7thD S42.155G Nondisp fx of nk of scapula, l shldr, 7thG S42.155K Nondisp fx of nk of scapula, l shldr, subs for fx w nonunion S42.155P Nondisp fx of nk of scapula, l shldr, subs for fx w malunion S42.155S Nondisp fx of neck of scapula, left shoulder, sequela
Additional references
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Risk adjustment

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This code

Billable
no
Code set
FY2026
Parent
S42.15
Block
S40-S49
Siblings
5
Subordinate
7

Present FY2024–FY2027.