S41.042 (Puncture wound with foreign body of left shoulder) compared with S41.049 (Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified shoulder), from the official CMS tabular data. S41.042 and S41.049 code the same condition on opposite sides.
Same condition; these differ only in which side is documented.
These codes share a category and title and differ only in the side affected. The documentation decides which applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.
Source: ICD-10-CM tabular list (laterality variant derived from the code title)
Same condition, opposite side. S41.042 and S41.049 name the same condition on opposite sides of the body.
Same category and title, differing only in which side is affected — the documentation decides which one applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.
| S41.042Puncture wound with foreign body of left shoulder | S41.049Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified shoulder | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header | Non-billable header |
| Classification | S00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes | S00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes |
| Definition | Puncture wound with foreign body of left shoulder is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S41.042). | Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified shoulder is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S41.049). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S41 | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S41 |
| Includes | injuries of axilla injuries of scapular region | injuries of axilla injuries of scapular region |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources