ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
S42.1Fracture of scapula
S42.1 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 7 more specific codes beneath it and add the required 7th character.
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 S42.1
S42.1 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for fracture of scapula. It belongs to category S42 (fracture 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 7 subcodes must be used instead.
Within S42 (fracture of shoulder and upper arm), S42.1 is specifically for fracture of scapula. Related codes cover clavicle (S42.0), upper end of humerus (S42.2), shaft of humerus (S42.3), lower end of humerus (S42.4) and shoulder girdle, part unspecified (S42.9).
Codes in this range require a 7th character: A for initial encounter for closed fracture, B for initial encounter for open fracture, D for subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing, G for subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing, K for subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion, P for subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion and 1 more. Use placeholder "X" characters to fill any empty positions before the 7th character.
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 all codes from category S42
- S42.10Fracture of unspecified part of scapula
- S42.11Fracture of body of scapula
- S42.111Displaced fracture of body of scapula, right shoulder
- S42.112Displaced fracture of body of scapula, left shoulder
- S42.113Displaced fracture of body of scapula, unspecified shoulder
- S42.114Nondisplaced fracture of body of scapula, right shoulder
- S42.115Nondisplaced fracture of body of scapula, left shoulder
- S42.116Nondisplaced fracture of body of scapula, unspecified shoulder
- S42.12Fracture of acromial process
- S42.121Displaced fracture of acromial process, right shoulder
- S42.122Displaced fracture of acromial process, left shoulder
- S42.123Displaced fracture of acromial process, unspecified shoulder
- S42.124Nondisplaced fracture of acromial process, right shoulder
- S42.125Nondisplaced fracture of acromial process, left shoulder
- S42.126Nondisplaced fracture of acromial process, unspecified shoulder
- S42.13Fracture of coracoid process
- S42.131Displaced fracture of coracoid process, right shoulder
- S42.132Displaced fracture of coracoid process, left shoulder
- S42.133Displaced fracture of coracoid process, unspecified shoulder
- S42.134Nondisplaced fracture of coracoid process, right shoulder
- S42.135Nondisplaced fracture of coracoid process, left shoulder
- S42.136Nondisplaced fracture of coracoid process, unspecified shoulder
- S42.14Fracture of glenoid cavity of scapula
- S42.141Displaced fracture of glenoid cavity of scapula, right shoulder
- S42.142Displaced fracture of glenoid cavity of scapula, left shoulder
- S42.143Displaced fracture of glenoid cavity of scapula, unspecified shoulder
- S42.144Nondisplaced fracture of glenoid cavity of scapula, right shoulder
- S42.145Nondisplaced fracture of glenoid cavity of scapula, left shoulder
- S42.146Nondisplaced fracture of glenoid cavity of scapula, unspecified shoulder
- S42.15Fracture of neck of scapula
- S42.151Displaced fracture of neck of scapula, right shoulder
- S42.152Displaced fracture of neck of scapula, left shoulder
- S42.153Displaced fracture of neck of scapula, unspecified shoulder
- S42.154Nondisplaced fracture of neck of scapula, right shoulder
- S42.155Nondisplaced fracture of neck of scapula, left shoulder
- S42.156Nondisplaced fracture of neck of scapula, unspecified shoulder
- S42.19Fracture of other part of scapula
- Ainitial encounter for closed fracture
- Binitial encounter for open fracture
- Dsubsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- Gsubsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- Ksubsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- Psubsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- Ssequela
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to S42.1.
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.
Codes whose notes reference S42.1
- S22Excludes2
Code history
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- 2027
- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about S42.1
Is S42.1 billable?
- No. S42.1 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.