Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 955.5
Injury to cutaneous sensory nerve, upper limb
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 955.5 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 955.5 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 955.5 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S44.50XA Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S54.30XA Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
Approximate Synonyms
  • Cutaneous sensory nerve injury of left shoulder level
  • Cutaneous sensory nerve injury of left upper arm level
  • Cutaneous sensory nerve injury of right shoulder level
  • Cutaneous sensory nerve injury of right upper arm level
  • Cutaneous sensory nerve injury of shoulder level
  • Cutaneous sensory nerve injury of upper arm level
  • Cutaneous sensory nerve injury, forearm level
  • Cutaneous sensory nerve injury, left forearm level
  • Cutaneous sensory nerve injury, left shoulder level
  • Cutaneous sensory nerve injury, left upper arm level
  • Cutaneous sensory nerve injury, right forearm level
  • Cutaneous sensory nerve injury, right shoulder level
  • Cutaneous sensory nerve injury, right upper arm level
  • Cutaneous sensory nerve injury, shoulder level
  • Cutaneous sensory nerve injury, upper arm level
  • Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at forearm level
  • Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at left forearm level
  • Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at right forearm level
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 955.5:
ICD-9-CM codes are used in medical billing and coding to describe diseases, injuries, symptoms and conditions. ICD-9-CM 955.5 is one of thousands of ICD-9-CM codes used in healthcare. Although ICD-9-CM and CPT codes are largely numeric, they differ in that CPT codes describe medical procedures and services. Can't find a code? Start at the root of ICD-9-CM, check the 2015 ICD-9-CM Index or use the search engine at the top of this page to lookup any code.