While outcomes are generally good after SLAP tear surgery, most people improve with non-surgical treatments. If you've had a SLAP tear, you will be advised to rest after your injury to allow the inflammation to subside. This may help to alleviate your symptoms.
SLAP tear treatment
Superior glenoid labrum lesion of unspecified shoulder, initial encounter. S43. 439A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM S43.
A SLAP tear is an injury to the labrum of the shoulder, which is the ring of cartilage that surrounds the socket of the shoulder joint.
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A SLAP (Superior Labrum Anterior to Posterior) tear, a specific type of labral tear, involves the attachment site of the biceps tendon located at the top of the shoulder joint. A Bankart tear describes a torn labrum where the humeral head shifts toward the front of the body, as an anterior labral tear.
Rotator cuff tears have very similar symptoms to other shoulder injuries, such as SLAP tears and are best diagnosed by an orthopedic specialist. This is a tear that occurs at the front of the upper arm where the biceps tendon connects to the shoulder in the labrum.
SLAP Type 2 Type 2 is the comonest type of SLAP tear. The superior labrum is completely torn off the glenoid, due to an injury (often a shoulder dislocation). This type leaves a gap between the articular cartilage and the labral attachment to the bone.
ICD-10-CM Code for Superior glenoid labrum lesion of right shoulder, initial encounter S43. 431A.
ICD-10 Code for Superior glenoid labrum lesion of left shoulder, initial encounter- S43. 432A- Codify by AAPC.
The labrum is a piece of fibrocartilage (rubbery tissue) attached to the rim of the shoulder socket that helps keep the ball of the joint in place. When this cartilage is torn, it is called a labral tear. Labral tears may result from injury, or sometimes as part of the aging process.
SLAP Tear Types and TreatmentsThe All Important Shoulder Labrum. The shoulder labrum is a ring of cartilage that sits between the shoulder socket (glenoid) and the upper arm bone (humerus). ... Type 1 SLAP Tear. ... Type 2 SLAP Tear. ... Type 3 SLAP Tear. ... Type 4 SLAP Tear. ... Typical Treatment Protocols for SLAP Tears.
Types 1 and 2 In a type 1 tear, the labrum is frayed but the biceps tendon is attached. This type of tear is degenerative and usually seen in older people. A type 2 tear also involves a frayed labrum, but the biceps is detached. Type 2 tears are the most common SLAP injuries.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM S43. 431A became effective on October 1, 2021. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S43.