S40.252 ICD 10 Code is a non-billable and non-specific code and should not be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. There are other codes below it with greater level of diagnosis detail. The 2023 edition of the American ICD-10-CM code became effective on October 1, 2022.
Codes
- S40.252A Superficial foreign body of left shoulder, initial encounter
- S40.252D Superficial foreign body of left shoulder, subsequent encounter
- S40.252S Superficial foreign body of left shoulder, sequela
Possible back-references that may be applicable or related to S40.252 ICD10 Code:
- S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
- S40-S49 Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm
- S40 Superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm
- S40.0 Contusion of shoulder and upper arm
- S40.01 Contusion of shoulder
- S40.02 Contusion of upper arm
- S40.2 Other superficial injuries of shoulder
- S40.21 Abrasion of shoulder
- S40.22 Blister (nonthermal) of shoulder
- S40.24 External constriction of shoulder
- S40.25 Superficial foreign body of shoulder
- S40.26 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of shoulder
- S40.27 Other superficial bite of shoulder
- S40.8 Other superficial injuries of upper arm
- S40.81 Abrasion of upper arm
- S40.82 Blister (nonthermal) of upper arm
- S40.84 External constriction of upper arm
- S40.85 Superficial foreign body of upper arm
- S40.86 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of upper arm
- S40.87 Other superficial bite of upper arm
- S40.9 Unspecified superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm
- S40.91 Unspecified superficial injury of shoulder
- S40.92 Unspecified superficial injury of upper arm
Present On Admission (POA Exempt)
S40.252 ICD 10 code is considered exempt from POA reporting
Clinical information about S40.252 ICD 10 code
If you've ever gotten a splinter or had sand in your eye, you've had experience with a foreign body. A foreign body is something that is stuck inside you but isn't supposed to be there. You may inhale or swallow a foreign body, or you may get one from an injury to almost any part of your body. Foreign bodies are more common in small children, who sometimes stick things in their mouths, ears, and noses.
Some foreign bodies, like a small splinter, do not cause serious harm. Inhaled or swallowed foreign bodies may cause choking or bowel obstruction and may require medical care.
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