840.9 - Sprains And Strains Of Unspecified Site Of Shoulder And Upper Arm

The ICD 9 Code for Sprains and strains of unspecified site of shoulder and upper arm is listed as 840.9.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.

ICD 9 CM Field	Value
Diagnosis Code:	840.9
Long Description:	Sprains and strains of unspecified site of shoulder and upper arm
Short Description:	Sprain shoulder/arm NOS

Chapter:	Injury And Poisoning
Block:	Sprains And Strains Of Joints And Adjacent Muscles (840-848)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code:	S43.409A - Unspecified sprain of unspecified shoulder joint, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code:	S46.919A - Strain of unspecified muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 840.9:
840.0 - Acromioclavicular (joint) (ligament) sprain
840.1 - Coracoclavicular (ligament) sprain
840.2 - Coracohumeral (ligament) sprain
840.3 - Infraspinatus (muscle) (tendon) sprain
840.4 - Rotator cuff (capsule) sprain
840.5 - Subscapularis (muscle) sprain
840.6 - Supraspinatus (muscle) (tendon) sprain
840.7 - Superior glenoid labrum lesion
840.8 - Sprains and strains of other specified sites of shoulder and upper arm