ICD-10-CM S43: Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of shoulder girdle

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code (2025)

Official Description for S43

Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of shoulder girdle

Coding Notes & Guidelines for S43

Includes Notes
  • avulsion of joint or ligament of shoulder girdle
  • laceration of cartilage, joint or ligament of shoulder girdle
  • sprain of cartilage, joint or ligament of shoulder girdle
  • traumatic hemarthrosis of joint or ligament of shoulder girdle
  • traumatic rupture of joint or ligament of shoulder girdle
  • traumatic subluxation of joint or ligament of shoulder girdle
  • traumatic tear of joint or ligament of shoulder girdle
Excludes1: Not Coded Here

rotator cuff syndrome (complete) (incomplete), not specified as traumatic (M75.1-)

Excludes2: Not Included Here

strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of shoulder and upper arm (S46.-)

Excludes2: Not Included Here

injury of tendon of rotator cuff (S46.0-)

Inclusion Terms
  • Dislocation of glenohumeral joint
  • Subluxation of glenohumeral joint
Inclusion Terms
  • Dislocation of humerus NOS
  • Subluxation of humerus NOS
Inclusion Terms
  • Dislocation of shoulder girdle NOS
  • Subluxation of shoulder girdle NOS
Inclusion Terms

SLAP lesion

Inclusion Terms

Sprain of acromioclavicular ligament

Inclusion Terms

Sprain of shoulder girdle NOS

Code Also

any associated open wound

7th Character Guidance

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S43

7th Character Definitions
  • A: initial encounter
  • D: subsequent encounter
  • S: sequela

Child Codes (More Specific Codes for S43):

S43.0 - Subluxation and dislocation of shoulder joint S43.00 - Unspecified subluxation and dislocation of shoulder joint S43.001 - Unspecified subluxation of right shoulder joint S43.002 - Unspecified subluxation of left shoulder joint S43.003 - Unspecified subluxation of unspecified shoulder joint S43.004 - Unspecified dislocation of right shoulder joint S43.005 - Unspecified dislocation of left shoulder joint S43.006 - Unspecified dislocation of unspecified shoulder joint S43.01 - Anterior subluxation and dislocation of humerus S43.011 - Anterior subluxation of right humerus S43.012 - Anterior subluxation of left humerus S43.013 - Anterior subluxation of unspecified humerus S43.014 - Anterior dislocation of right humerus S43.015 - Anterior dislocation of left humerus S43.016 - Anterior dislocation of unspecified humerus S43.02 - Posterior subluxation and dislocation of humerus S43.021 - Posterior subluxation of right humerus S43.022 - Posterior subluxation of left humerus S43.023 - Posterior subluxation of unspecified humerus S43.024 - Posterior dislocation of right humerus S43.025 - Posterior dislocation of left humerus S43.026 - Posterior dislocation of unspecified humerus S43.03 - Inferior subluxation and dislocation of humerus S43.031 - Inferior subluxation of right humerus S43.032 - Inferior subluxation of left humerus S43.033 - Inferior subluxation of unspecified humerus S43.034 - Inferior dislocation of right humerus S43.035 - Inferior dislocation of left humerus S43.036 - Inferior dislocation of unspecified humerus S43.08 - Other subluxation and dislocation of shoulder joint S43.081 - Other subluxation of right shoulder joint S43.082 - Other subluxation of left shoulder joint S43.083 - Other subluxation of unspecified shoulder joint S43.084 - Other dislocation of right shoulder joint S43.085 - Other dislocation of left shoulder joint S43.086 - Other dislocation of unspecified shoulder joint S43.1 - Subluxation and dislocation of acromioclavicular joint S43.10 - Unspecified dislocation of acromioclavicular joint S43.101 - Unspecified dislocation of right acromioclavicular joint S43.102 - Unspecified dislocation of left acromioclavicular joint S43.109 - Unspecified dislocation of unspecified acromioclavicular joint S43.11 - Subluxation of acromioclavicular joint S43.111 - Subluxation of right acromioclavicular joint S43.112 - Subluxation of left acromioclavicular joint S43.119 - Subluxation of unspecified acromioclavicular joint S43.12 - Dislocation of acromioclavicular joint, 100%-200% displacement S43.121 - Dislocation of right acromioclavicular joint, 100%-200% displacement S43.122 - Dislocation of left acromioclavicular joint, 100%-200% displacement S43.129 - Dislocation of unspecified acromioclavicular joint, 100%-200% displacement S43.13 - Dislocation of acromioclavicular joint, greater than 200% displacement S43.131 - Dislocation of right acromioclavicular joint, greater than 200% displacement S43.132 - Dislocation of left acromioclavicular joint, greater than 200% displacement S43.139 - Dislocation of unspecified acromioclavicular joint, greater than 200% displacement S43.14 - Inferior dislocation of acromioclavicular joint S43.141 - Inferior dislocation of right acromioclavicular joint S43.142 - Inferior dislocation of left acromioclavicular joint S43.149 - Inferior dislocation of unspecified acromioclavicular joint S43.15 - Posterior dislocation of acromioclavicular joint S43.151 - Posterior dislocation of right acromioclavicular joint S43.152 - Posterior dislocation of left acromioclavicular joint S43.159 - Posterior dislocation of unspecified acromioclavicular joint S43.2 - Subluxation and dislocation of sternoclavicular joint S43.20 - Unspecified subluxation and dislocation of sternoclavicular joint S43.201 - Unspecified subluxation of right sternoclavicular joint S43.202 - Unspecified subluxation of left sternoclavicular joint S43.203 - Unspecified subluxation of unspecified sternoclavicular joint S43.204 - Unspecified dislocation of right sternoclavicular joint S43.205 - Unspecified dislocation of left sternoclavicular joint S43.206 - Unspecified dislocation of unspecified sternoclavicular joint S43.21 - Anterior subluxation and dislocation of sternoclavicular joint S43.211 - Anterior subluxation of right sternoclavicular joint S43.212 - Anterior subluxation of left sternoclavicular joint S43.213 - Anterior subluxation of unspecified sternoclavicular joint S43.214 - Anterior dislocation of right sternoclavicular joint S43.215 - Anterior dislocation of left sternoclavicular joint S43.216 - Anterior dislocation of unspecified sternoclavicular joint S43.22 - Posterior subluxation and dislocation of sternoclavicular joint S43.221 - Posterior subluxation of right sternoclavicular joint S43.222 - Posterior subluxation of left sternoclavicular joint S43.223 - Posterior subluxation of unspecified sternoclavicular joint S43.224 - Posterior dislocation of right sternoclavicular joint S43.225 - Posterior dislocation of left sternoclavicular joint S43.226 - Posterior dislocation of unspecified sternoclavicular joint S43.3 - Subluxation and dislocation of other and unspecified parts of shoulder girdle S43.30 - Subluxation and dislocation of unspecified parts of shoulder girdle S43.301 - Subluxation of unspecified parts of right shoulder girdle S43.302 - Subluxation of unspecified parts of left shoulder girdle S43.303 - Subluxation of unspecified parts of unspecified shoulder girdle S43.304 - Dislocation of unspecified parts of right shoulder girdle S43.305 - Dislocation of unspecified parts of left shoulder girdle S43.306 - Dislocation of unspecified parts of unspecified shoulder girdle S43.31 - Subluxation and dislocation of scapula S43.311 - Subluxation of right scapula S43.312 - Subluxation of left scapula S43.313 - Subluxation of unspecified scapula S43.314 - Dislocation of right scapula S43.315 - Dislocation of left scapula S43.316 - Dislocation of unspecified scapula S43.39 - Subluxation and dislocation of other parts of shoulder girdle S43.391 - Subluxation of other parts of right shoulder girdle S43.392 - Subluxation of other parts of left shoulder girdle S43.393 - Subluxation of other parts of unspecified shoulder girdle S43.394 - Dislocation of other parts of right shoulder girdle S43.395 - Dislocation of other parts of left shoulder girdle S43.396 - Dislocation of other parts of unspecified shoulder girdle S43.4 - Sprain of shoulder joint S43.40 - Unspecified sprain of shoulder joint S43.401 - Unspecified sprain of right shoulder joint S43.402 - Unspecified sprain of left shoulder joint S43.409 - Unspecified sprain of unspecified shoulder joint S43.41 - Sprain of coracohumeral (ligament) S43.411 - Sprain of right coracohumeral (ligament) S43.412 - Sprain of left coracohumeral (ligament) S43.419 - Sprain of unspecified coracohumeral (ligament) S43.42 - Sprain of rotator cuff capsule S43.421 - Sprain of right rotator cuff capsule S43.422 - Sprain of left rotator cuff capsule S43.429 - Sprain of unspecified rotator cuff capsule S43.43 - Superior glenoid labrum lesion S43.431 - Superior glenoid labrum lesion of right shoulder S43.432 - Superior glenoid labrum lesion of left shoulder S43.439 - Superior glenoid labrum lesion of unspecified shoulder S43.49 - Other sprain of shoulder joint S43.491 - Other sprain of right shoulder joint S43.492 - Other sprain of left shoulder joint S43.499 - Other sprain of unspecified shoulder joint S43.5 - Sprain of acromioclavicular joint S43.50 - Sprain of unspecified acromioclavicular joint S43.51 - Sprain of right acromioclavicular joint S43.52 - Sprain of left acromioclavicular joint S43.6 - Sprain of sternoclavicular joint S43.60 - Sprain of unspecified sternoclavicular joint S43.61 - Sprain of right sternoclavicular joint S43.62 - Sprain of left sternoclavicular joint S43.8 - Sprain of other specified parts of shoulder girdle S43.80 - Sprain of other specified parts of unspecified shoulder girdle S43.81 - Sprain of other specified parts of right shoulder girdle S43.82 - Sprain of other specified parts of left shoulder girdle S43.9 - Sprain of unspecified parts of shoulder girdle S43.90 - Sprain of unspecified parts of unspecified shoulder girdle S43.91 - Sprain of unspecified parts of right shoulder girdle S43.92 - Sprain of unspecified parts of left shoulder girdle

About ICD-10-CM Code S43 (Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of shoulder girdle)

ICD-10-CM code S43 is a billable or specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2025 edition of ICD-10-CM S43 became effective on October 1, 2024.

This page provides detailed information about S43 - Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of shoulder girdle. It includes common terminology, coding guidelines such as "Includes," "Excludes1," and "Excludes2" notes, and information on required 7th characters. Utilizing this information correctly is essential for accurate medical coding and claims submission for conditions like Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of shoulder girdle.