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S43.003

Unspecified subluxation of unspecified shoulder joint

Not billable — category only 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 7 never code together
S43code
Excludes2
  • strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of shoulder and upper arm (S46.-)S46.-
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

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

7th character 3
A initial encounter
D subsequent encounter
S sequela
Instructional notes 15
S43code
Includes
  • avulsion of joint or ligament of shoulder girdle
  • laceration of cartilage, joint or ligament of shoulder girdle
  • sprain of cartilage, joint or ligament of shoulder girdle
  • traumatic hemarthrosis of joint or ligament of shoulder girdle
  • traumatic rupture of joint or ligament of shoulder girdle
  • traumatic subluxation of joint or ligament of shoulder girdle
  • traumatic tear of joint or ligament of shoulder girdle
Code also
  • any associated open wound
S43.0code
Inclusion terms
  • Dislocation of glenohumeral joint
  • Subluxation of glenohumeral joint
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 2
  • Dislocation (articular)
    • shoulder (blade) (ligament) (joint) (traumatic) S43.006
  • Subluxation — see also Dislocation
Alongside this code 5 same parent — S43.00
S43.001 Unspecified subluxation of right shoulder joint category S43.002 Unspecified subluxation of left shoulder joint category S43.004 Unspecified dislocation of right shoulder joint category S43.005 Unspecified dislocation of left shoulder joint category S43.006 Unspecified dislocation of unspecified shoulder joint category
Subordinate codes 3
S43.003A Unsp subluxation of unspecified shoulder joint, init encntr S43.003D Unsp subluxation of unspecified shoulder joint, subs encntr S43.003S Unsp subluxation of unspecified shoulder joint, sequela
Additional references
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Official coding advice for this code. Published by the American Hospital Association. Not included in this installation.

Risk adjustment

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This code

Billable
no
Code set
FY2026
Parent
S43.00
Block
S40-S49
Siblings
5
Subordinate
3

Present FY2024–FY2027.