S41 Open wound of shoulder and upper arm

Category / Non-billable header 50 subcodes

Block: Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm (S40-S49)

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

  • traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm (S48.-)

Excludes 2 (not included here)

  • open fracture of shoulder and upper arm (S42.- with 7th character B or C)

Code Also

  • any associated wound infection

Subcodes

Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.

Code Description Billable
S41..0 Open wound of shoulder No
S41..00 Unspecified open wound of shoulder No
S41..001 Unspecified open wound of right shoulder No
S41..002 Unspecified open wound of left shoulder No
S41..009 Unspecified open wound of unspecified shoulder No
S41..01 Laceration without foreign body of shoulder No
S41..011 Laceration without foreign body of right shoulder No
S41..012 Laceration without foreign body of left shoulder No
S41..019 Laceration without foreign body of unspecified shoulder No
S41..02 Laceration with foreign body of shoulder No
S41..021 Laceration with foreign body of right shoulder No
S41..022 Laceration with foreign body of left shoulder No
S41..029 Laceration with foreign body of unspecified shoulder No
S41..03 Puncture wound without foreign body of shoulder No
S41..031 Puncture wound without foreign body of right shoulder No
S41..032 Puncture wound without foreign body of left shoulder No
S41..039 Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified shoulder No
S41..04 Puncture wound with foreign body of shoulder No
S41..041 Puncture wound with foreign body of right shoulder No
S41..042 Puncture wound with foreign body of left shoulder No
S41..049 Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified shoulder No
S41..05 Open bite of shoulder No
S41..051 Open bite of right shoulder No
S41..052 Open bite of left shoulder No
S41..059 Open bite of unspecified shoulder No
S41..1 Open wound of upper arm No
S41..10 Unspecified open wound of upper arm No
S41..101 Unspecified open wound of right upper arm No
S41..102 Unspecified open wound of left upper arm No
S41..109 Unspecified open wound of unspecified upper arm No
S41..11 Laceration without foreign body of upper arm No
S41..111 Laceration without foreign body of right upper arm No
S41..112 Laceration without foreign body of left upper arm No
S41..119 Laceration without foreign body of unspecified upper arm No
S41..12 Laceration with foreign body of upper arm No
S41..121 Laceration with foreign body of right upper arm No
S41..122 Laceration with foreign body of left upper arm No
S41..129 Laceration with foreign body of unspecified upper arm No
S41..13 Puncture wound without foreign body of upper arm No
S41..131 Puncture wound without foreign body of right upper arm No
S41..132 Puncture wound without foreign body of left upper arm No
S41..139 Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified upper arm No
S41..14 Puncture wound with foreign body of upper arm No
S41..141 Puncture wound with foreign body of right upper arm No
S41..142 Puncture wound with foreign body of left upper arm No
S41..149 Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified upper arm No
S41..15 Open bite of upper arm No
S41..151 Open bite of right upper arm No
S41..152 Open bite of left upper arm No
S41..159 Open bite of unspecified upper arm No

Last reviewed: September 2026