S46.112

Strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of long head of biceps, left arm

Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30

Exclusions 8 never code together

S46code

Excludes2

injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at elbow (S56.-)S56.-
sprain of joints and ligaments of shoulder girdle (S43.9)S43.9

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

birth trauma (P10-P15)P10-P15
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)O70-O71

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 6

S46code

Code also

any associated open wound (S41.-)S41.-

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

Injury T14.90
- muscle (and fascia) (and tendon)
  - biceps (parts NEC) S46.20
    - long head S46.10
      - strain S46.11

Alongside this code 2 same parent — S46.11

S46.111 Strain of musc/fasc/tend long head of biceps, right arm category S46.119 Strain of musc/fasc/tend long head of biceps, unsp arm category

Subordinate codes 3

S46.112A Strain of musc/fasc/tend long head of biceps, left arm, init S46.112D Strain of musc/fasc/tend long head of biceps, left arm, subs S46.112S Strain of musc/fasc/tend long hd bicep, left arm, sequela

Medications 1

55 Head and Neck Neoplasms drugs

MED-RT files conditions by MeSH, which carves the world differently from ICD-10. These are name matches on this code's description, offered as candidates — not as an assertion that they are this code.

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Risk adjustment

Maps to no condition category in any loaded model.

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This code

Billable: no
Code set: FY2026
Parent: S46.11
Block: S40-S49
Siblings: 2
Subordinate: 3

Present FY2024–FY2027.