S44Injury of nerves at shoulder and upper arm level
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Primary diagnosis
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- Group S40-S49
- Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm
- Official Vietnamese name
- Tổn thương dây thần kinh, vùng vai và cánh tay trên
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Excl.: injury of brachial plexus (S14.3)
Related S44 codes
S44.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Injury of ulnar nerve at upper arm level
S44.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Injury of median nerve at upper arm level
S44.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Injury of radial nerve at upper arm level
S44.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Injury of axillary nerve
S44.4
Primary diagnosis candidate
Injury of musculocutaneous nerve
S44.5
Primary diagnosis candidate
Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at shoulder and upper arm level
S44.7
Primary diagnosis candidate
Injury of multiple nerves at shoulder and upper arm level
S44.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Injury of other nerves at shoulder and upper arm level
S44.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Injury of unspecified nerve at shoulder and upper arm level
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
