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S47.1XXD vs S47.2XXD

S47.1XXD (Crushing injury of right shoulder and upper arm, subsequent encounter) compared with S47.2XXD (Crushing injury of left shoulder and upper arm, subsequent encounter), from the official CMS tabular data. S47.1XXD and S47.2XXD code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived

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Laterality relationship

S47.1XXD
Right
Crushing injury of right shoulder and upper arm, subsequent encounter
S47.2XXD
Left
Crushing injury of left shoulder and upper arm, subsequent encounter

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)

Can these codes be reported together?

Same condition, opposite side. S47.1XXD and S47.2XXD 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.

Side by side

S47.1XXDCrushing injury of right shoulder and upper arm, subsequent encounterS47.2XXDCrushing injury of left shoulder and upper arm, subsequent encounter
Billing statusBillableBillable
ClassificationS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
DefinitionCrushing injury of right shoulder and upper arm, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S47.1D).Crushing injury of left shoulder and upper arm, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S47.2D).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S47The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S47
Includes
injuries of axilla
injuries of scapular region
injuries of axilla
injuries of scapular region
Use additional code
code for all associated injuries
code for all associated injuries

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources