S443-char group
Injury of nerves at shoulder and upper arm level
⇄ Primary-code rule changed vs QĐ4469
Coding rules (TT06)
- ●Avoid — more specific 4-5 char codes exist (see below)
Coding guidance (WHO 2019)
Excl.: injury of brachial plexus (S14.3)
Codes within S44
S44.0Injury of ulnar nerve at upper arm levelS44.1Injury of median nerve at upper arm levelS44.2Injury of radial nerve at upper arm levelS44.3Injury of axillary nerveS44.4Injury of musculocutaneous nerveS44.5Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at shoulder and upper arm levelS44.7Injury of multiple nerves at shoulder and upper arm levelS44.8Injury of other nerves at shoulder and upper arm levelS44.9Injury of unspecified nerve at shoulder and upper arm level