NC11

The ICD-11 code for open wound of shoulder or upper arm is NC11. The full clinical description is "Open wound of shoulder or upper arm".

ICD-11 code NC11 represents “Open wound of shoulder or upper arm”. It is classified under Chapter 22: Injury, Poisoning or Certain Other Consequences of External Causes.

NC11 is in Chapter 22: Injury, Poisoning or Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (codes NA00-NF2Z).

There is no direct ICD-10 mapping available for NC11 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-10. Use the ICD-11 to ICD-10 converter to search for related codes.

ICD-11 is the latest revision of the WHO's International Classification of Diseases, succeeding ICD-10. Key differences include: a fully digital-first design, new chapters for sleep-wake disorders, sexual health, and traditional medicine, improved coding for rare diseases, and better integration with electronic health records through extension codes.

NC11 has 8 child codes, including: NC11.0 (Laceration without foreign body of shoulder or upper arm), NC11.1 (Laceration with foreign body of shoulder or upper arm), NC11.2 (Puncture wound without foreign body of shoulder or upper arm), NC11.3 (Puncture wound with foreign body of shoulder or upper arm), and 4 more.