S41.049 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
- S41.049A Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified shoulder, initial encounter
- S41.049D Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified shoulder, subsequent encounter
- S41.049S Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified shoulder, sequela
Possible back-references that may be applicable or related to S41.049 ICD10 Code:
- S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
- S40-S49 Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm
- S41 Open wound of shoulder and upper arm
- S41.0 Open wound of shoulder
- S41.00 Unspecified open wound of shoulder
- S41.01 Laceration without foreign body of shoulder
- S41.02 Laceration with foreign body of shoulder
- S41.03 Puncture wound without foreign body of shoulder
- S41.04 Puncture wound with foreign body of shoulder
- S41.05 Open bite of shoulder
- S41.1 Open wound of upper arm
- S41.10 Unspecified open wound of upper arm
- S41.11 Laceration without foreign body of upper arm
- S41.12 Laceration with foreign body of upper arm
- S41.13 Puncture wound without foreign body of upper arm
- S41.14 Puncture wound with foreign body of upper arm
- S41.15 Open bite of upper arm
Present On Admission (POA Exempt)
S41.049 ICD 10 code is considered exempt from POA reporting
Clinical information about S41.049 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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