840.9 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of sprains and strains of unspecified site of shoulder and upper arm. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.
840.9 - Sprains and strains of unspecified site of shoulder and upper arm. ICD-10-CM.
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840.9 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of sprains and strains of unspecified site of shoulder and upper arm. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.
Convert 840.9 to ICD-10
The following crosswalk between ICD-9 to ICD-10 is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:
Information for Medical Professionals
References found for the code 840.9 in the Index of Diseases and Injuries:
Information for Patients
Your shoulder joint is composed of three bones: the clavicle (collarbone), the scapula (shoulder blade), and the humerus (upper arm bone). Your shoulders are the most movable joints in your body. They can also be unstable because the ball of the upper arm is larger than the shoulder socket that holds it.
ICD-9 Footnotes
General Equivalence Map Definitions The ICD-9 and ICD-10 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.
ICD-10 Equivalent of 840.9
As of October 2015, ICD-9 codes are no longer used for medical coding. Instead, use the following two equivalent ICD-10-CM codes, which are an approximate match to ICD-9 code 840.9:
Historical Information for ICD-9 Code 840.9
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.
When will the ICD-10-CM F80.9 be released?
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM F80.9 became effective on October 1, 2021.
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