S49.91XD (Unspecified injury of right shoulder and upper arm, subsequent encounter) compared with S49.92XD (Unspecified injury of left shoulder and upper arm, subsequent encounter), from the official CMS tabular data. S49.91XD and S49.92XD code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived
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. S49.91XD and S49.92XD 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.
| S49.91XDUnspecified injury of right shoulder and upper arm, subsequent encounter | S49.92XDUnspecified injury of left shoulder and upper arm, subsequent encounter | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Billable |
| Classification | S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88) | S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88) |
| Definition | Unspecified injury of right shoulder and upper arm, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S49.91XD). | Unspecified injury of left shoulder and upper arm, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S49.92XD). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code in subcategory S49.9 | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code in subcategory S49.9 |
| 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