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S41.15

Open bite of upper arm

Non-billableCategory

Code Hierarchy

S41S41.1S41.15

Chapter: 19. Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Section: S40-S49 - Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm

Coding Guidelines

Inclusion Terms

  • Bite of upper arm NOS

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with S41.15

  • S40.87 - superficial bite of upper arm (S40.87)

Specific Codes (3)

S41.151Category

Open bite of right upper arm

S41.152Category

Open bite of left upper arm

S41.159Category

Open bite of unspecified upper arm

Related Codes

S41.10Category

Unspecified open wound of upper arm

S41.11Category

Laceration without foreign body of upper arm

S41.12Category

Laceration with foreign body of upper arm

S41.13Category

Puncture wound without foreign body of upper arm

S41.14Category

Puncture wound with foreign body of upper arm

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