S44: Injury of nerves at shoulder and upper arm level

Codes under S44 (Injury of nerves at shoulder and upper arm level). A ✓ marks a billable (fully specified) code; category codes without a ✓ are not billable on their own.

Code	Description	Billable
S44.0	Injury of ulnar nerve at upper arm level	—
S44.00	Injury of ulnar nerve at upper arm level, unspecified arm	—
S44.00XA	Injury of ulnar nerve at upper arm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter	✓
S44.00XD	Injury of ulnar nerve at upper arm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter	✓
S44.00XS	Injury of ulnar nerve at upper arm level, unspecified arm, sequela	✓
S44.01	Injury of ulnar nerve at upper arm level, right arm	—
S44.1	Injury of median nerve at upper arm level	—
S44.01XA	Injury of ulnar nerve at upper arm level, right arm, initial encounter	✓
S44.01XD	Injury of ulnar nerve at upper arm level, right arm, subsequent encounter	✓
S44.01XS	Injury of ulnar nerve at upper arm level, right arm, sequela	✓
S44.02	Injury of ulnar nerve at upper arm level, left arm	—
S44.2	Injury of radial nerve at upper arm level	—
S44.02XA	Injury of ulnar nerve at upper arm level, left arm, initial encounter	✓
S44.02XD	Injury of ulnar nerve at upper arm level, left arm, subsequent encounter	✓
S44.02XS	Injury of ulnar nerve at upper arm level, left arm, sequela	✓
S44.3	Injury of axillary nerve	—
S44.4	Injury of musculocutaneous nerve	—
S44.5	Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at shoulder and upper arm level	—
S44.8	Injury of other nerves at shoulder and upper arm level	—
S44.8X	Injury of other nerves at shoulder and upper arm level	—
S44.8X1	Injury of other nerves at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm	—
S44.8X1A	Injury of other nerves at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm, initial encounter	✓
S44.8X1D	Injury of other nerves at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm, subsequent encounter	✓
S44.8X1S	Injury of other nerves at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm, sequela	✓
S44.8X2	Injury of other nerves at shoulder and upper arm level, left arm	—
S44.8X2A	Injury of other nerves at shoulder and upper arm level, left arm, initial encounter	✓
S44.8X2D	Injury of other nerves at shoulder and upper arm level, left arm, subsequent encounter	✓
S44.8X2S	Injury of other nerves at shoulder and upper arm level, left arm, sequela	✓
S44.8X9	Injury of other nerves at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm	—
S44.8X9A	Injury of other nerves at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter	✓
S44.8X9D	Injury of other nerves at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter	✓
S44.8X9S	Injury of other nerves at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm, sequela	✓
S44.9	Injury of unspecified nerve at shoulder and upper arm level	—
S44.10	Injury of median nerve at upper arm level, unspecified arm	—
S44.10XA	Injury of median nerve at upper arm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter	✓
S44.10XD	Injury of median nerve at upper arm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter	✓
S44.10XS	Injury of median nerve at upper arm level, unspecified arm, sequela	✓
S44.11	Injury of median nerve at upper arm level, right arm	—
S44.11XA	Injury of median nerve at upper arm level, right arm, initial encounter	✓
S44.11XD	Injury of median nerve at upper arm level, right arm, subsequent encounter	✓
S44.11XS	Injury of median nerve at upper arm level, right arm, sequela	✓
S44.12	Injury of median nerve at upper arm level, left arm	—
S44.12XA	Injury of median nerve at upper arm level, left arm, initial encounter	✓
S44.12XD	Injury of median nerve at upper arm level, left arm, subsequent encounter	✓
S44.12XS	Injury of median nerve at upper arm level, left arm, sequela	✓
S44.20	Injury of radial nerve at upper arm level, unspecified arm	—
S44.20XA	Injury of radial nerve at upper arm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter	✓
S44.20XD	Injury of radial nerve at upper arm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter	✓
S44.20XS	Injury of radial nerve at upper arm level, unspecified arm, sequela	✓
S44.21	Injury of radial nerve at upper arm level, right arm	—
S44.21XA	Injury of radial nerve at upper arm level, right arm, initial encounter	✓
S44.21XD	Injury of radial nerve at upper arm level, right arm, subsequent encounter	✓
S44.21XS	Injury of radial nerve at upper arm level, right arm, sequela	✓
S44.22	Injury of radial nerve at upper arm level, left arm	—
S44.22XA	Injury of radial nerve at upper arm level, left arm, initial encounter	✓
S44.22XD	Injury of radial nerve at upper arm level, left arm, subsequent encounter	✓
S44.22XS	Injury of radial nerve at upper arm level, left arm, sequela	✓
S44.30	Injury of axillary nerve, unspecified arm	—
S44.30XA	Injury of axillary nerve, unspecified arm, initial encounter	✓
S44.30XD	Injury of axillary nerve, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter	✓
S44.30XS	Injury of axillary nerve, unspecified arm, sequela	✓
S44.31	Injury of axillary nerve, right arm	—
S44.31XA	Injury of axillary nerve, right arm, initial encounter	✓
S44.31XD	Injury of axillary nerve, right arm, subsequent encounter	✓
S44.31XS	Injury of axillary nerve, right arm, sequela	✓
S44.32	Injury of axillary nerve, left arm	—
S44.32XA	Injury of axillary nerve, left arm, initial encounter	✓
S44.32XD	Injury of axillary nerve, left arm, subsequent encounter	✓
S44.32XS	Injury of axillary nerve, left arm, sequela	✓
S44.40	Injury of musculocutaneous nerve, unspecified arm	—
S44.40XA	Injury of musculocutaneous nerve, unspecified arm, initial encounter	✓
S44.40XD	Injury of musculocutaneous nerve, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter	✓
S44.40XS	Injury of musculocutaneous nerve, unspecified arm, sequela	✓
S44.41	Injury of musculocutaneous nerve, right arm	—
S44.41XA	Injury of musculocutaneous nerve, right arm, initial encounter	✓
S44.41XD	Injury of musculocutaneous nerve, right arm, subsequent encounter	✓
S44.41XS	Injury of musculocutaneous nerve, right arm, sequela	✓
S44.42	Injury of musculocutaneous nerve, left arm	—
S44.42XA	Injury of musculocutaneous nerve, left arm, initial encounter	✓
S44.42XD	Injury of musculocutaneous nerve, left arm, subsequent encounter	✓
S44.42XS	Injury of musculocutaneous nerve, left arm, sequela	✓
S44.50	Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm	—
S44.50XA	Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter	✓
S44.50XD	Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter	✓
S44.50XS	Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm, sequela	✓
S44.51	Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm	—
S44.51XA	Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm, initial encounter	✓
S44.51XD	Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm, subsequent encounter	✓
S44.51XS	Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm, sequela	✓
S44.52	Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, left arm	—
S44.52XA	Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, left arm, initial encounter	✓
S44.52XD	Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, left arm, subsequent encounter	✓
S44.52XS	Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, left arm, sequela	✓
S44.90	Injury of unspecified nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm	—
S44.90XA	Injury of unspecified nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter	✓
S44.90XD	Injury of unspecified nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter	✓
S44.90XS	Injury of unspecified nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm, sequela	✓
S44.91	Injury of unspecified nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm	—
S44.91XA	Injury of unspecified nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm, initial encounter	✓
S44.91XD	Injury of unspecified nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm, subsequent encounter	✓
S44.91XS	Injury of unspecified nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm, sequela	✓
S44.92	Injury of unspecified nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, left arm	—
S44.92XA	Injury of unspecified nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, left arm, initial encounter	✓
S44.92XD	Injury of unspecified nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, left arm, subsequent encounter	✓
S44.92XS	Injury of unspecified nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, left arm, sequela	✓

More free billing tools: all ICD-10 categories · ICD-10 search · denial codes · Medicare fees

Informational only, not coding or medical advice. Verify against the official ICD-10-CM (FY2026) and your payer's guidelines.

Code the diagnosis right