S42.29
Other fracture of upper end of humerus
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 10 never code together
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 10
S42.29code
Inclusion terms
- Fracture of anatomical neck of humerus
- Fracture of articular head of humerus
S42.2code
Inclusion terms
- Fracture of proximal end of humerus
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
Alongside this code 8 same parent — S42.2
S42.20 Unspecified fracture of upper end of humerus category S42.21 Unspecified fracture of surgical neck of humerus category S42.22 2-part fracture of surgical neck of humerus category S42.23 3-part fracture of surgical neck of humerus category S42.24 4-part fracture of surgical neck of humerus category S42.25 Fracture of greater tuberosity of humerus category S42.26 Fracture of lesser tuberosity of humerus category S42.27 Torus fracture of upper end of humerus category
Subordinate codes 6
S42.291 Other displaced fracture of upper end of right humerus S42.292 Other displaced fracture of upper end of left humerus S42.293 Other displaced fracture of upper end of unspecified humerus S42.294 Other nondisplaced fracture of upper end of right humerus S42.295 Other nondisplaced fracture of upper end of left humerus S42.296 Other nondisp fx of upper end of unspecified humerus
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