NC18

The ICD-11 code for traumatic amputation of shoulder or upper arm is NC18. The full clinical description is "Traumatic amputation of shoulder or upper arm".

ICD-11 code NC18 represents “Traumatic amputation of shoulder or upper arm”. It is classified under Chapter 22: Injury, Poisoning or Certain Other Consequences of External Causes.

NC18 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 NC18 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.

NC18 has 7 child codes, including: NC18.0 (Traumatic amputation at right shoulder joint), NC18.1 (Traumatic amputation at left shoulder joint), NC18.2 (Traumatic amputation at shoulder joint, bilateral), NC18.3 (Traumatic amputation at level between right shoulder and elbow), and 3 more.