955.9 INJ NERVE SHLDR/ARM NOS

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Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 955.9

Short Description: Inj nerve shldr/arm NOS

Long Description: Injury to unspecified nerve of shoulder girdle and upper limb

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
    - 955.9 Inj nerve shldr/arm NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 955.9 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

Injury 959.9
- nerve 957.9
  - arm (see also Injury, nerve, upper limb) 955.9
  - finger 955.9
  - forearm 955.9
  - hand and wrist 955.9
  - shoulder girdle 955.9
    - multiple 955.8
    - specified site NEC 955.7
  - upper limb 955.9
    - multiple 955.8
    - specified site NEC 955.7
  - wrist and hand 955.9

Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) 344.9
- arm 344.40
  - transient 781.4
    - traumatic NEC (see also Injury, nerve, upper limb) 955.9

Crosswalk Information

The code 955.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

ICD-9 Code		ICD-10 Code	ICD-10 Description
955.9		S44.90XA	Injury of unsp nerve 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
955.8	Injury to multiple nerves of shoulder girdle and upper limb

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014

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