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AMDA-IMIC

S44 Injury of nerves at shoulder and upper arm level

Category / Non-billable header 33 subcodes

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

Excludes 2 (not included here)

  • injury of brachial plexus (S14.3-)

Code Also

  • any associated open wound (S41.-)

Subcodes

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

Code Description Billable
S44..0 Injury of ulnar nerve at upper arm level No
S44..00 Injury of ulnar nerve at upper arm level, unspecified arm No
S44..01 Injury of ulnar nerve at upper arm level, right arm No
S44..02 Injury of ulnar nerve at upper arm level, left arm No
S44..1 Injury of median nerve at upper arm level No
S44..10 Injury of median nerve at upper arm level, unspecified arm No
S44..11 Injury of median nerve at upper arm level, right arm No
S44..12 Injury of median nerve at upper arm level, left arm No
S44..2 Injury of radial nerve at upper arm level No
S44..20 Injury of radial nerve at upper arm level, unspecified arm No
S44..21 Injury of radial nerve at upper arm level, right arm No
S44..22 Injury of radial nerve at upper arm level, left arm No
S44..3 Injury of axillary nerve No
S44..30 Injury of axillary nerve, unspecified arm No
S44..31 Injury of axillary nerve, right arm No
S44..32 Injury of axillary nerve, left arm No
S44..4 Injury of musculocutaneous nerve No
S44..40 Injury of musculocutaneous nerve, unspecified arm No
S44..41 Injury of musculocutaneous nerve, right arm No
S44..42 Injury of musculocutaneous nerve, left arm No
S44..5 Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at shoulder and upper arm level No
S44..50 Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm No
S44..51 Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm No
S44..52 Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, left arm No
S44..8 Injury of other nerves at shoulder and upper arm level No
S44..8X Injury of other nerves at shoulder and upper arm level No
S44..8X1 Injury of other nerves at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm No
S44..8X2 Injury of other nerves at shoulder and upper arm level, left arm No
S44..8X9 Injury of other nerves at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm No
S44..9 Injury of unspecified nerve at shoulder and upper arm level No
S44..90 Injury of unspecified nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm No
S44..91 Injury of unspecified nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm No
S44..92 Injury of unspecified nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, left arm No

Last reviewed: September 2026