ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
S46.899Other injury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm
S46.899 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: Inj musc/fasc/tend at shoulder and upper arm level, unsp arm
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 S46.899
S46.899 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other injury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm. It belongs to category S46 (injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level), 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 S46.89, choose S46.899 (unspecified arm) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: right arm (S46.891) and left arm (S46.892).
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 S46
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to S46.899.
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 S46.899
Is S46.899 billable?
- No. S46.899 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.