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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

S41.15Open bite of upper arm

Not billable — use a more specific codeRequires 7th character

S41.15 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 3 more specific codes beneath it and add the required 7th character.

Looking up by condition? See ICD-10 code for Arm upper bite.

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About S41.15

S41.15 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for open bite of upper arm. It belongs to category S41 (open wound of shoulder and upper arm), block S40-S49 (injuries to the shoulder and upper arm) and chapter 19 (injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 3 subcodes must be used instead.

Within S41.1 (open wound of upper arm), S41.15 is specifically for open bite of upper arm. Related codes cover unspecified open wound of upper arm (S41.10), laceration without foreign body of upper arm (S41.11), laceration with foreign body of upper arm (S41.12), puncture wound without foreign body of upper arm (S41.13) and puncture wound with foreign body of upper arm (S41.14).

Codes in this range require a 7th character: A for initial encounter, D for subsequent encounter and S for sequela. Use placeholder "X" characters to fill any empty positions before the 7th character.

Don't report S41.15 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: superficial bite of upper arm (S40.87).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

7th character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S41

  • Ainitial encounter
  • Dsubsequent encounter
  • Ssequela

Coding notes

Applicable toConditions and synonyms classified to this code
  • Bite of upper arm NOS
Excludes1Not coded here — never report together with this code
  • superficial bite of upper arm (S40.87)

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to S41.15.

› From S41 Open wound of shoulder and upper arm
Excludes1
  • traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm (S48.-)
Excludes2
  • open fracture of shoulder and upper arm (S42.- with 7th character B or C)
Code also
  • any associated wound infection

Broader instructions also apply from S40-S49 Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm and Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Alphabetic index entries

1 entries

Terms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to S41.15.

Code history

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  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about S41.15

Is S41.15 billable?

No. S41.15 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.