ICD-10-CM Code S46.091
Other injury of muscle(s) and tendon(s) of the rotator cuff of right shoulder
NON-BILLABLE
7th Character Required
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.7th Character Required
Code requires 7th Character Extension identifier. This 7th Character usually captures Episode of Care information, such as "Initial Encounter," "Subsquent Encounter," or "Sequela."ICD Code S46.091 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use specify a 7th character that describes the diagnosis 'inj musc/tend the rotator cuff of right shoulder' in more detail. The 7th characters that can be added, and the resulting billable codes, are as follows:
| 7th Digit | Billable Code | 7th Digit Specifies |
|---|---|---|
| A | S46.091A | initial encounter |
| D | S46.091D | subsequent encounter |
| S | S46.091S | sequela |
What is 7th Character Extension?
For codes less than 6 characters that require a 7th character a placeholder 'X' should be assigned for all characters less than 6. The 7th character must always be the 7th position of a code. E.g. The ICD-10-CM code T67.4 (Heat exhaustion due to salt depletion) requires an Episode of Care identifier. T67.4XXA Initial Encounter or T67.4XXD Subsequent Encounter. More InfoThe ICD code S460 is used to code Rotator cuff tear
A rotator cuff tear is a tear of one or more of the tendons of the four rotator cuff muscles of the shoulder. A rotator cuff 'injury' can include any type of irritation or overuse of those muscles or tendons, and is among the most common conditions affecting the shoulder.
| Specialty: | Orthopedics |
| MeSH Codes: | , , |
| ICD 9 Codes: | 726.1, 727.61, 840.4 |
Muscles on the dorsum of the scapula, and the triceps brachii
Parent Code: S46.09 - Other injury of muscle(s) and tendon(s) of the rotator cuff of shoulder