Unspecified dislocation of left shoulder joint, initial encounter. S43.005A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM S43.005A became effective on October 1, 2018.
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Oct 01, 2021 · S43.005A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. Short description: Unspecified dislocation of left shoulder joint, init encntr. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM S43.005A became effective on October 1, 2021.
Oct 01, 2021 · The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM S43.0 became effective on October 1, 2021. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S43.0 - other international versions of ICD-10 S43.0 may differ. Applicable To Dislocation of glenohumeral joint Subluxation of glenohumeral joint The following code (s) above S43.0 contain annotation back-references
Oct 01, 2021 · Unspecified dislocation of left ulnohumeral joint, initial encounter. 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Billable/Specific Code. S53.105A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. Short description: Unsp dislocation of left ulnohumeral joint, init encntr.
Oct 01, 2021 · Posterior dislocation of left humerus. 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code. S43.025 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM S43.025 became effective on October 1, 2021.
For codes less than 6 characters that require a 7th character a placeholder 'X' should be assigned for all characters less than 6. The 7th character must always be the 7th position of a code. E.g. The ICD-10-CM code T67.4 (Heat exhaustion due to salt depletion) requires an Episode of Care identifier.
A dislocated shoulder occurs when the humerus separates from the scapula at the glenohumeral joint. The shoulder joint has the greatest range of motion of any joint in the body and as a result is particularly susceptible to subluxation and dislocation.
Instead, ICD-10-CM includes an instructional note at the beginning of each category of dislocation (S03, S13. S23, S33, S43, S53, S63, S73, S83, S93) that informs the user to code separately any associated open wound.
Complications of a joint dislocation may include: 1 Tearing of the muscles, ligaments and tendons that reinforce the injured joint 2 Nerve or blood vessel damage in or around your joint 3 Susceptibility to re-injury if you have a severe dislocation or repeated dislocations 4 Development of arthritis in the affected joint as you age
John Verhovshek. John Verhovshek, MA, CPC, is a contributing editor at AAPC. He has been covering medical coding and billing, healthcare policy, and the business of medicine since 1999. He is an alumnus of York College of Pennsylvania and Clemson University.