NC19

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Multiple injuries of shoulder or upper arm

Coding note

Each injury should be coded separately. This code should be used alone only when the detail of the specific injuries is unknown, or it is not possible to code each injury. This code may also be used in postcoordination to identify cases of complex trauma.

Index terms

  • Multiple injuries of shoulder or upper arm
  • Injury of multiple sites of shoulder
  • Injury of multiple sites of upper arm

Exclusions from above levels

  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/152692065 – Frostbite
  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/163532889 – Burns
  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/592902578 – Injuries to the elbow or forearm
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  • 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

  • NC10 – Superficial injury of shoulder or upper arm
  • NC11 – Open wound of shoulder or upper arm
  • NC12 – Fracture of shoulder or upper arm
  • NC13 – Dislocation or strain or sprain of joints or ligaments of shoulder girdle
  • NC14 – Injury of nerves at shoulder or upper arm level
  • NC15 – Injury of blood vessels at shoulder or upper arm level
  • NC16 – Injury of muscle, fascia, tendon or bursa at shoulder or upper arm level
  • NC17 – Crushing injury of shoulder or upper arm
  • NC18 – Traumatic amputation of shoulder or upper arm
  • NC1Y – Other specified injuries to the shoulder or upper arm
  • NC1Z – Injuries to the shoulder or upper arm, unspecified

Foundation entity

Multiple injuries of shoulder or upper arm – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/537247115

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: 22: Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes