NC16.40

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Strain or sprain of multiple muscles or tendons at shoulder or upper arm level

Coding note from above levels

Assign additional codes for the specific injuries.

Index terms

  • Strain or sprain of multiple muscles or tendons at shoulder or upper arm level

Exclusions from above levels

  • NC36 – injury of muscle and tendon at or below elbow
  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/152692065 – Frostbite
  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/163532889 – Burns
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  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/592902578 – Injuries to the elbow or forearm
  • ND53 – Other injuries of arm, level unspecified
  • NE61 – Insect bite or sting, venomous
  • FB80.7 – Malunion of fracture
  • FB80.8 – Nonunion of fracture
  • FB80.A – Stress fracture, not elsewhere classified
  • FB80.B – Pathological fracture
  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/624443803 – Birth injury
  • JB0A – Certain specified obstetric trauma

Sibling codes

  • NC16.41 – Laceration of multiple muscles or tendons at shoulder or upper arm level
  • NC16.4Y – Other specified injury of multiple muscles or tendons at shoulder or upper arm level
  • NC16.4Z – Injury of multiple muscles or tendons at shoulder or upper arm level, unspecified

Foundation entity

Strain or sprain of multiple muscles or tendons at shoulder or upper arm level – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/796874323

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: NC16.4: Injury of multiple muscles or tendons at shoulder or upper arm level › NC16: Injury of muscle, fascia, tendon or bursa at shoulder or upper arm level › 22: Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes