ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
S43.3Subluxation and dislocation of other and unspecified parts of shoulder girdle
S43.3 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.Short description: Subluxation and disloc of and unsp parts of shoulder girdle
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 S43.3
S43.3 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for subluxation and dislocation of other and unspecified parts of shoulder girdle. It belongs to category S43 (dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of shoulder girdle), 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 S43, choose S43.3 (Subluxation and dislocation of other and unspecified parts of shoulder girdle) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: subluxation and dislocation of shoulder joint (S43.0), subluxation and dislocation of acromioclavicular joint (S43.1), subluxation and dislocation of sternoclavicular joint (S43.2), sprain of shoulder joint (S43.4), sprain of acromioclavicular joint (S43.5), sprain of sternoclavicular joint (S43.6), sprain of other specified parts of shoulder girdle (S43.8) and sprain of unspecified parts of shoulder girdle (S43.9).
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.
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 S43
- S43.30Subluxation and dislocation of unspecified parts of shoulder girdle
- S43.301Subluxation of unspecified parts of right shoulder girdle
- S43.302Subluxation of unspecified parts of left shoulder girdle
- S43.303Subluxation of unspecified parts of unspecified shoulder girdle
- S43.304Dislocation of unspecified parts of right shoulder girdle
- S43.305Dislocation of unspecified parts of left shoulder girdle
- S43.306Dislocation of unspecified parts of unspecified shoulder girdle
- S43.31Subluxation and dislocation of scapula
- S43.39Subluxation and dislocation of other parts of shoulder girdle
- S43.391Subluxation of other parts of right shoulder girdle
- S43.392Subluxation of other parts of left shoulder girdle
- S43.393Subluxation of other parts of unspecified shoulder girdle
- S43.394Dislocation of other parts of right shoulder girdle
- S43.395Dislocation of other parts of left shoulder girdle
- S43.396Dislocation of other parts of unspecified shoulder girdle
- Ainitial encounter
- Dsubsequent encounter
- Ssequela
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to S43.3.
› From S43 Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of shoulder girdle
- avulsion of joint or ligament of shoulder girdle
- laceration of cartilage, joint or ligament of shoulder girdle
- sprain of cartilage, joint or ligament of shoulder girdle
- traumatic hemarthrosis of joint or ligament of shoulder girdle
- traumatic rupture of joint or ligament of shoulder girdle
- traumatic subluxation of joint or ligament of shoulder girdle
- traumatic tear of joint or ligament of shoulder girdle
- strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of shoulder and upper arm (S46.-)
- any associated open wound
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.
Code history
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- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about S43.3
Is S43.3 billable?
- No. S43.3 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.