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S42.279A

Torus fracture of upper end of unspecified humerus, initial encounter for closed fracture

Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
This is the unspecified option. 5 more specific codes sit alongside it. Worth checking whether the documentation supports one of them.
Exclusions 10 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
S42.2code
Excludes2
  • fracture of shaft of humerus (S42.3-)S42.3-
  • physeal fracture of upper end of humerus (S49.0-)S49.0-
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 6
A initial encounter for closed fracture this code
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 8
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
S42.2code
Inclusion terms
  • Fracture of proximal end of humerus
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
Alongside this code 5 same parent — S42.279
S42.279D Torus fx upper end of unsp humerus, subs for fx w routn heal S42.279G Torus fx upper end of unsp humerus, subs for fx w delay heal S42.279K Torus fx upper end of unsp humerus, subs for fx w nonunion S42.279P Torus fx upper end of unsp humerus, subs for fx w malunion S42.279S Torus fracture of upper end of unspecified humerus, sequela
Additional references
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Risk adjustment

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This code

Billable
yes
Code set
FY2026
Parent
S42.279
Block
S40-S49
Siblings
5

Present FY2024–FY2027.