S46 Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level

⚠ Non-Billable ICD-10-CM 2026
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The ICD-10-CM code for Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level is S46 (FY2026). It is a non-billable category code — select a more specific code below for claims.

Classification

Section
S40-S49: Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm (S40-S49)
Category S46
103 codes (72 billable)
FY2026 Status
Stable since FY2024
Excludes2
Not included here. These conditions are coded elsewhere but may be coded together if applicable.
  • injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at elbow (S56.-)
  • sprain of joints and ligaments of shoulder girdle (S43.9)
Code Also
  • any associated open wound (S41.-)

Official Coding Guidelines

Sequence blood vessel/nerve injury first (fragment)

injury is to the blood vessels or nerves, that injury should be sequenced first.

— ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026, Section I.C.19.b.2
Do not assign injury codes for iatrogenic injuries; code complication

3) Iatrogenic injuries Injury codes from Chapter 19 should not be assigned for injuries that occur during, or as a result of, a medical intervention. Assign the appropriate complication code(s).

— ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026, Section I.C.19.b.3

Source: CMS — ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026

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Related Codes

All Codes in S46

Every most-specific code under S46 Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level (72 codes):

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S46.001 Unspecified injury of muscle(s) and tendon(s) of the rotator cuff of right shoulder S46.002 Unspecified injury of muscle(s) and tendon(s) of the rotator cuff of left shoulder S46.009 Unspecified injury of muscle(s) and tendon(s) of the rotator cuff of unspecified shoulder S46.011 Strain of muscle(s) and tendon(s) of the rotator cuff of right shoulder S46.012 Strain of muscle(s) and tendon(s) of the rotator cuff of left shoulder S46.019 Strain of muscle(s) and tendon(s) of the rotator cuff of unspecified shoulder S46.021 Laceration of muscle(s) and tendon(s) of the rotator cuff of right shoulder S46.022 Laceration of muscle(s) and tendon(s) of the rotator cuff of left shoulder S46.029 Laceration of muscle(s) and tendon(s) of the rotator cuff of unspecified shoulder S46.091 Other injury of muscle(s) and tendon(s) of the rotator cuff of right shoulder S46.092 Other injury of muscle(s) and tendon(s) of the rotator cuff of left shoulder S46.099 Other injury of muscle(s) and tendon(s) of the rotator cuff of unspecified shoulder S46.101 Unspecified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of long head of biceps, right arm S46.102 Unspecified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of long head of biceps, left arm S46.109 Unspecified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of long head of biceps, unspecified arm S46.111 Strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of long head of biceps, right arm S46.112 Strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of long head of biceps, left arm S46.119 Strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of long head of biceps, unspecified arm S46.121 Laceration of muscle, fascia and tendon of long head of biceps, right arm S46.122 Laceration of muscle, fascia and tendon of long head of biceps, left arm S46.129 Laceration of muscle, fascia and tendon of long head of biceps, unspecified arm S46.191 Other injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of long head of biceps, right arm S46.192 Other injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of long head of biceps, left arm S46.199 Other injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of long head of biceps, unspecified arm S46.201 Unspecified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of other parts of biceps, right arm S46.202 Unspecified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of other parts of biceps, left arm S46.209 Unspecified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of other parts of biceps, unspecified arm S46.211 Strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of other parts of biceps, right arm S46.212 Strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of other parts of biceps, left arm S46.219 Strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of other parts of biceps, unspecified arm S46.221 Laceration of muscle, fascia and tendon of other parts of biceps, right arm S46.222 Laceration of muscle, fascia and tendon of other parts of biceps, left arm S46.229 Laceration of muscle, fascia and tendon of other parts of biceps, unspecified arm S46.291 Other injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of other parts of biceps, right arm S46.292 Other injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of other parts of biceps, left arm S46.299 Other injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of other parts of biceps, unspecified arm S46.301 Unspecified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of triceps, right arm S46.302 Unspecified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of triceps, left arm S46.309 Unspecified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of triceps, unspecified arm S46.311 Strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of triceps, right arm S46.312 Strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of triceps, left arm S46.319 Strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of triceps, unspecified arm S46.321 Laceration of muscle, fascia and tendon of triceps, right arm S46.322 Laceration of muscle, fascia and tendon of triceps, left arm S46.329 Laceration of muscle, fascia and tendon of triceps, unspecified arm S46.391 Other injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of triceps, right arm S46.392 Other injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of triceps, left arm S46.399 Other injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of triceps, unspecified arm S46.801 Unspecified injury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm S46.802 Unspecified injury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at shoulder and upper arm level, left arm S46.809 Unspecified injury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm S46.811 Strain of other muscles, fascia and tendons at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm S46.812 Strain of other muscles, fascia and tendons at shoulder and upper arm level, left arm S46.819 Strain of other muscles, fascia and tendons at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm S46.821 Laceration of other muscles, fascia and tendons at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm S46.822 Laceration of other muscles, fascia and tendons at shoulder and upper arm level, left arm S46.829 Laceration of other muscles, fascia and tendons at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm S46.891 Other injury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm S46.892 Other injury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at shoulder and upper arm level, left arm S46.899 Other injury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm S46.901 Unspecified injury of unspecified muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm S46.902 Unspecified injury of unspecified muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level, left arm S46.909 Unspecified injury of unspecified muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm S46.911 Strain of unspecified muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm S46.912 Strain of unspecified muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level, left arm S46.919 Strain of unspecified muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm S46.921 Laceration of unspecified muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm S46.922 Laceration of unspecified muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level, left arm S46.929 Laceration of unspecified muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm S46.991 Other injury of unspecified muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm S46.992 Other injury of unspecified muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level, left arm S46.999 Other injury of unspecified muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm
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Reviewed by Prajwal Shrestha, CPC, CRC
Certified Professional Coder (CPC) and Certified Risk Adjustment Coder (CRC) · AAPC Member ID 01997614 · About · Editorial policy · Content last reviewed: 2025-10-01

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