S43
⚠ Non-billable (Header)Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of shoulder girdle
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.
✅ Includes
- • avulsion of joint or ligament of shoulder girdle
- • laceration of cartilage, joint or ligament of shoulder girdle
- • sprain of cartilage, joint or ligament of shoulder girdle
- • traumatic hemarthrosis of joint or ligament of shoulder girdle
- • traumatic rupture of joint or ligament of shoulder girdle
- • traumatic subluxation of joint or ligament of shoulder girdle
- • traumatic tear of joint or ligament of shoulder girdle
⚠️ Excludes2
directMay be coded together if both conditions coexist
- • strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of shoulder and upper arm (S46.-)
Child Codes (9)
S43.0Subluxation and dislocation of shoulder jointS43.1Subluxation and dislocation of acromioclavicular jointS43.2Subluxation and dislocation of sternoclavicular jointS43.3Subluxation and dislocation of other and unspecified parts of shoulder girdleS43.4Sprain of shoulder jointS43.5Sprain of acromioclavicular jointS43.6Sprain of sternoclavicular jointS43.8Sprain of other specified parts of shoulder girdleS43.9Sprain of unspecified parts of shoulder girdle
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CodeS43
BillableNo — Header code
CategoryInjury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Excludes10 rule(s)
Excludes21 note(s)
Child codes9
Data Source
CMS ICD-10-CM 2026 Tabular List
Updated October 1, 2025 (FY2026)