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ICD-10 · PDGM grouping

S41 Open wound of shoulder and upper arm

All 108 codes in the S41 family, with the PDGM clinical group, comorbidity subgroup and primary-position rule CMS assigns, read from the CMS grouper crosswalk v07.2.26 and the CDC FY2027 code file.

ICD-10-CM FY2027 · CMS grouper v07.2.26

Codes in family

108

Can lead a claim

72

Cannot lead a claim

36

What CMS assigns to S41

72 of the 108 codes group to Wound; 36 are assigned no clinical group. None of the 108 is assigned a comorbidity subgroup. 72 of the 108 can lead a claim.

Every code in S41

Descriptions are CDC’s FY2027 wording; where CMS’s grouper abbreviates one, its form is shown beneath.

CodeDescriptionPrimary positionClinical groupComorbidity subgroup
S41.0 Open wound of shoulder
S41.00 Unspecified open wound of shoulder
S41.001 Unspecified open wound of right shoulder
S41.001AUnspecified open wound of right shoulder, initial encounterCan lead a claimCNone
S41.001DUnspecified open wound of right shoulder, subsequent encounterCMS: Unspecified open wound of right shoulder, subs encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S41.001SUnspecified open wound of right shoulder, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S41.002 Unspecified open wound of left shoulder
S41.002AUnspecified open wound of left shoulder, initial encounterCan lead a claimCNone
S41.002DUnspecified open wound of left shoulder, subsequent encounterCMS: Unspecified open wound of left shoulder, subs encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S41.002SUnspecified open wound of left shoulder, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S41.009 Unspecified open wound of unspecified shoulder
S41.009AUnspecified open wound of unspecified shoulder, initial encounterCMS: Unspecified open wound of unspecified shoulder, init encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S41.009DUnspecified open wound of unspecified shoulder, subsequent encounterCMS: Unspecified open wound of unspecified shoulder, subs encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S41.009SUnspecified open wound of unspecified shoulder, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S41.01 Laceration without foreign body of shoulder
S41.011 Laceration without foreign body of right shoulder
S41.011ALaceration without foreign body of right shoulder, initial encounterCMS: Laceration w/o foreign body of right shoulder, init encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S41.011DLaceration without foreign body of right shoulder, subsequent encounterCMS: Laceration w/o foreign body of right shoulder, subs encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S41.011SLaceration without foreign body of right shoulder, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S41.012 Laceration without foreign body of left shoulder
S41.012ALaceration without foreign body of left shoulder, initial encounterCMS: Laceration w/o foreign body of left shoulder, init encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S41.012DLaceration without foreign body of left shoulder, subsequent encounterCMS: Laceration w/o foreign body of left shoulder, subs encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S41.012SLaceration without foreign body of left shoulder, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S41.019 Laceration without foreign body of unspecified shoulder
S41.019ALaceration without foreign body of unspecified shoulder, initial encounterCMS: Laceration w/o foreign body of unsp shoulder, init encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S41.019DLaceration without foreign body of unspecified shoulder, subsequent encounterCMS: Laceration w/o foreign body of unsp shoulder, subs encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S41.019SLaceration without foreign body of unspecified shoulder, sequelaCMS: Laceration without foreign body of unsp shoulder, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S41.02 Laceration with foreign body of shoulder
S41.021 Laceration with foreign body of right shoulder
S41.021ALaceration with foreign body of right shoulder, initial encounterCMS: Laceration with foreign body of right shoulder, init encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S41.021DLaceration with foreign body of right shoulder, subsequent encounterCMS: Laceration with foreign body of right shoulder, subs encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S41.021SLaceration with foreign body of right shoulder, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S41.022 Laceration with foreign body of left shoulder
S41.022ALaceration with foreign body of left shoulder, initial encounterCMS: Laceration with foreign body of left shoulder, init encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S41.022DLaceration with foreign body of left shoulder, subsequent encounterCMS: Laceration with foreign body of left shoulder, subs encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S41.022SLaceration with foreign body of left shoulder, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S41.029 Laceration with foreign body of unspecified shoulder
S41.029ALaceration with foreign body of unspecified shoulder, initial encounterCMS: Laceration with foreign body of unsp shoulder, init encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S41.029DLaceration with foreign body of unspecified shoulder, subsequent encounterCMS: Laceration with foreign body of unsp shoulder, subs encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S41.029SLaceration with foreign body of unspecified shoulder, sequelaCMS: Laceration with foreign body of unsp shoulder, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S41.03 Puncture wound without foreign body of shoulder
S41.031 Puncture wound without foreign body of right shoulder
S41.031APuncture wound without foreign body of right shoulder, initial encounterCMS: Puncture wound w/o foreign body of right shoulder, initCan lead a claimCNone
S41.031DPuncture wound without foreign body of right shoulder, subsequent encounterCMS: Puncture wound w/o foreign body of right shoulder, subsCan lead a claimCNone
S41.031SPuncture wound without foreign body of right shoulder, sequelaCMS: Puncture wound w/o foreign body of right shoulder, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S41.032 Puncture wound without foreign body of left shoulder
S41.032APuncture wound without foreign body of left shoulder, initial encounterCMS: Puncture wound w/o foreign body of left shoulder, initCan lead a claimCNone
S41.032DPuncture wound without foreign body of left shoulder, subsequent encounterCMS: Puncture wound w/o foreign body of left shoulder, subsCan lead a claimCNone
S41.032SPuncture wound without foreign body of left shoulder, sequelaCMS: Puncture wound w/o foreign body of left shoulder, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S41.039 Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified shoulder
S41.039APuncture wound without foreign body of unspecified shoulder, initial encounterCMS: Puncture wound w/o foreign body of unsp shoulder, initCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S41.039DPuncture wound without foreign body of unspecified shoulder, subsequent encounterCMS: Puncture wound w/o foreign body of unsp shoulder, subsCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S41.039SPuncture wound without foreign body of unspecified shoulder, sequelaCMS: Puncture wound w/o foreign body of unsp shoulder, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S41.04 Puncture wound with foreign body of shoulder
S41.041 Puncture wound with foreign body of right shoulder
S41.041APuncture wound with foreign body of right shoulder, initial encounterCMS: Puncture wound w foreign body of right shoulder, init encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S41.041DPuncture wound with foreign body of right shoulder, subsequent encounterCMS: Puncture wound w foreign body of right shoulder, subs encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S41.041SPuncture wound with foreign body of right shoulder, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S41.042 Puncture wound with foreign body of left shoulder
S41.042APuncture wound with foreign body of left shoulder, initial encounterCMS: Puncture wound w foreign body of left shoulder, init encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S41.042DPuncture wound with foreign body of left shoulder, subsequent encounterCMS: Puncture wound w foreign body of left shoulder, subs encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S41.042SPuncture wound with foreign body of left shoulder, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S41.049 Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified shoulder
S41.049APuncture wound with foreign body of unspecified shoulder, initial encounterCMS: Puncture wound w foreign body of unsp shoulder, init encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S41.049DPuncture wound with foreign body of unspecified shoulder, subsequent encounterCMS: Puncture wound w foreign body of unsp shoulder, subs encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S41.049SPuncture wound with foreign body of unspecified shoulder, sequelaCMS: Puncture wound with foreign body of unsp shoulder, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S41.05 Open bite of shoulder
S41.051 Open bite of right shoulder
S41.051AOpen bite of right shoulder, initial encounterCan lead a claimCNone
S41.051DOpen bite of right shoulder, subsequent encounterCan lead a claimCNone
S41.051SOpen bite of right shoulder, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S41.052 Open bite of left shoulder
S41.052AOpen bite of left shoulder, initial encounterCan lead a claimCNone
S41.052DOpen bite of left shoulder, subsequent encounterCan lead a claimCNone
S41.052SOpen bite of left shoulder, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S41.059 Open bite of unspecified shoulder
S41.059AOpen bite of unspecified shoulder, initial encounterCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S41.059DOpen bite of unspecified shoulder, subsequent encounterCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S41.059SOpen bite of unspecified shoulder, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S41.1 Open wound of upper arm
S41.10 Unspecified open wound of upper arm
S41.101 Unspecified open wound of right upper arm
S41.101AUnspecified open wound of right upper arm, initial encounterCan lead a claimCNone
S41.101DUnspecified open wound of right upper arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Unspecified open wound of right upper arm, subs encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S41.101SUnspecified open wound of right upper arm, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S41.102 Unspecified open wound of left upper arm
S41.102AUnspecified open wound of left upper arm, initial encounterCan lead a claimCNone
S41.102DUnspecified open wound of left upper arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Unspecified open wound of left upper arm, subs encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S41.102SUnspecified open wound of left upper arm, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S41.109 Unspecified open wound of unspecified upper arm
S41.109AUnspecified open wound of unspecified upper arm, initial encounterCMS: Unspecified open wound of unspecified upper arm, init encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S41.109DUnspecified open wound of unspecified upper arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Unspecified open wound of unspecified upper arm, subs encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S41.109SUnspecified open wound of unspecified upper arm, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S41.11 Laceration without foreign body of upper arm
S41.111 Laceration without foreign body of right upper arm
S41.111ALaceration without foreign body of right upper arm, initial encounterCMS: Laceration w/o foreign body of right upper arm, init encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S41.111DLaceration without foreign body of right upper arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Laceration w/o foreign body of right upper arm, subs encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S41.111SLaceration without foreign body of right upper arm, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S41.112 Laceration without foreign body of left upper arm
S41.112ALaceration without foreign body of left upper arm, initial encounterCMS: Laceration w/o foreign body of left upper arm, init encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S41.112DLaceration without foreign body of left upper arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Laceration w/o foreign body of left upper arm, subs encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S41.112SLaceration without foreign body of left upper arm, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S41.119 Laceration without foreign body of unspecified upper arm
S41.119ALaceration without foreign body of unspecified upper arm, initial encounterCMS: Laceration w/o foreign body of unsp upper arm, init encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S41.119DLaceration without foreign body of unspecified upper arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Laceration w/o foreign body of unsp upper arm, subs encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S41.119SLaceration without foreign body of unspecified upper arm, sequelaCMS: Laceration without foreign body of unsp upper arm, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S41.12 Laceration with foreign body of upper arm
S41.121 Laceration with foreign body of right upper arm
S41.121ALaceration with foreign body of right upper arm, initial encounterCMS: Laceration with foreign body of right upper arm, init encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S41.121DLaceration with foreign body of right upper arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Laceration with foreign body of right upper arm, subs encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S41.121SLaceration with foreign body of right upper arm, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S41.122 Laceration with foreign body of left upper arm
S41.122ALaceration with foreign body of left upper arm, initial encounterCMS: Laceration with foreign body of left upper arm, init encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S41.122DLaceration with foreign body of left upper arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Laceration with foreign body of left upper arm, subs encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S41.122SLaceration with foreign body of left upper arm, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S41.129 Laceration with foreign body of unspecified upper arm
S41.129ALaceration with foreign body of unspecified upper arm, initial encounterCMS: Laceration with foreign body of unsp upper arm, init encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S41.129DLaceration with foreign body of unspecified upper arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Laceration with foreign body of unsp upper arm, subs encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S41.129SLaceration with foreign body of unspecified upper arm, sequelaCMS: Laceration with foreign body of unsp upper arm, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S41.13 Puncture wound without foreign body of upper arm
S41.131 Puncture wound without foreign body of right upper arm
S41.131APuncture wound without foreign body of right upper arm, initial encounterCMS: Puncture wound w/o foreign body of right upper arm, initCan lead a claimCNone
S41.131DPuncture wound without foreign body of right upper arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Puncture wound w/o foreign body of right upper arm, subsCan lead a claimCNone
S41.131SPuncture wound without foreign body of right upper arm, sequelaCMS: Puncture wound w/o foreign body of right upper arm, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S41.132 Puncture wound without foreign body of left upper arm
S41.132APuncture wound without foreign body of left upper arm, initial encounterCMS: Puncture wound w/o foreign body of left upper arm, initCan lead a claimCNone
S41.132DPuncture wound without foreign body of left upper arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Puncture wound w/o foreign body of left upper arm, subsCan lead a claimCNone
S41.132SPuncture wound without foreign body of left upper arm, sequelaCMS: Puncture wound w/o foreign body of left upper arm, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S41.139 Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified upper arm
S41.139APuncture wound without foreign body of unspecified upper arm, initial encounterCMS: Puncture wound w/o foreign body of unsp upper arm, initCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S41.139DPuncture wound without foreign body of unspecified upper arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Puncture wound w/o foreign body of unsp upper arm, subsCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S41.139SPuncture wound without foreign body of unspecified upper arm, sequelaCMS: Puncture wound w/o foreign body of unsp upper arm, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S41.14 Puncture wound with foreign body of upper arm
S41.141 Puncture wound with foreign body of right upper arm
S41.141APuncture wound with foreign body of right upper arm, initial encounterCMS: Puncture wound w foreign body of right upper arm, initCan lead a claimCNone
S41.141DPuncture wound with foreign body of right upper arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Puncture wound w foreign body of right upper arm, subsCan lead a claimCNone
S41.141SPuncture wound with foreign body of right upper arm, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S41.142 Puncture wound with foreign body of left upper arm
S41.142APuncture wound with foreign body of left upper arm, initial encounterCMS: Puncture wound w foreign body of left upper arm, init encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S41.142DPuncture wound with foreign body of left upper arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Puncture wound w foreign body of left upper arm, subs encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S41.142SPuncture wound with foreign body of left upper arm, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S41.149 Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified upper arm
S41.149APuncture wound with foreign body of unspecified upper arm, initial encounterCMS: Puncture wound w foreign body of unsp upper arm, init encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S41.149DPuncture wound with foreign body of unspecified upper arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Puncture wound w foreign body of unsp upper arm, subs encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S41.149SPuncture wound with foreign body of unspecified upper arm, sequelaCMS: Puncture wound with foreign body of unsp upper arm, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S41.15 Open bite of upper arm
S41.151 Open bite of right upper arm
S41.151AOpen bite of right upper arm, initial encounterCan lead a claimCNone
S41.151DOpen bite of right upper arm, subsequent encounterCan lead a claimCNone
S41.151SOpen bite of right upper arm, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S41.152 Open bite of left upper arm
S41.152AOpen bite of left upper arm, initial encounterCan lead a claimCNone
S41.152DOpen bite of left upper arm, subsequent encounterCan lead a claimCNone
S41.152SOpen bite of left upper arm, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S41.159 Open bite of unspecified upper arm
S41.159AOpen bite of unspecified upper arm, initial encounterCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S41.159DOpen bite of unspecified upper arm, subsequent encounterCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S41.159SOpen bite of unspecified upper arm, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone

Sources: CMS HH PPS Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective 2026-10-01, for the clinical group, comorbidity subgroup, code-first conventions and primary-position flags; CDC NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 code descriptions for the family title and code wording. This is the crosswalk Medicare runs a claim through. Grouping also depends on admission source, timing, the OASIS functional items and the rest of the diagnosis list.

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