NC12

The ICD-11 code for fracture of shoulder or upper arm is NC12. The full clinical description is "Fracture of shoulder or upper arm".

ICD-11 code NC12 represents “Fracture of shoulder or upper arm”. It is classified under Chapter 22: Injury, Poisoning or Certain Other Consequences of External Causes.

NC12 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 NC12 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.

NC12 has 8 child codes, including: NC12.0 (Fracture of clavicle), NC12.1 (Fracture of scapula), NC12.2 (Fracture of upper end of humerus), NC12.3 (Fracture of shaft of humerus), and 4 more.