Code Information

  • Diagnosis Code: 955.8
  • Short Description: Inj mult nerve shldr/arm
  • Long Description: Injury to multiple nerves of shoulder girdle and upper limb
  • Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

Code Classification

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Injury to nerves and spinal cord (950-957)
      • 955 Injury to peripheral nerve(s) of shoulder girdle and upper limb
        • 955.8 Inj mult nerve shldr/arm

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 955.8 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

  • Injury 959.9
    • nerve 957.9
      • shoulder girdle 955.9
        • multiple 955.8
      • upper limb 955.9
        • multiple 955.8

Crosswalk Information

The code 955.8 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
955.8 Right Arrow S44.8X9A Injury of nerves at shldr/up arm, unsp arm, init
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
955.0 Injury to axillary nerve
955.1 Injury to median nerve
955.2 Injury to ulnar nerve
955.3 Injury to radial nerve
955.4 Injury to musculocutaneous nerve
955.5 Injury to cutaneous sensory nerve, upper limb
955.6 Injury to digital nerve, upper limb
955.7 Injury to other specified nerve(s) of shoulder girdle and upper limb
955.9 Injury to unspecified nerve of shoulder girdle and upper limb
This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014