S42.3
⚠ Non-billable (Header)Fracture of shaft of humerus
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
⚠️ This is a category header code — not billable. Use a more specific child code below.
Also Known As
Fracture of humerus NOSFracture of upper arm NOS
❌ Excludes1
inherited from S42Rules from parent category S42: Fracture of shoulder and upper arm
- • traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm (S48.-)
⚠️ Excludes2
directMay be coded together if both conditions coexist
- • physeal fractures of upper end of humerus (S49.0-)
- • physeal fractures of lower end of humerus (S49.1-)
⚠️ Excludes2
inherited from S42Rules from parent category S42: Fracture of shoulder and upper arm
- • periprosthetic fracture around internal prosthetic shoulder joint (M97.3)
Child Codes (8)
S42.30Unspecified fracture of shaft of humerusS42.31Greenstick fracture of shaft of humerusS42.32Transverse fracture of shaft of humerusS42.33Oblique fracture of shaft of humerusS42.34Spiral fracture of shaft of humerusS42.35Comminuted fracture of shaft of humerusS42.36Segmental fracture of shaft of humerusS42.39Other fracture of shaft of humerus
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CodeS42.3
BillableNo — Header code
ParentS42
CategoryInjury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Excludes11 rule(s)
Excludes23 note(s)
Child codes8
Data Source
CMS ICD-10-CM 2026 Tabular List
Updated October 1, 2025 (FY2026)