Clinical classification codes

Coding recommendations

One of the following codes is used depending on whether cement is used or not, or not known:

W49.4 Resurfacing hemiarthroplasty of head of humerus using cement

W50.4 Resurfacing hemiarthroplasty of head of humerus not using cement

W51.5 Resurfacing hemiarthroplasty of head of humerus NEC

If both the humerus and the glenoid surface of the scapula are resurfaced then the appropriate codes are:

W58.1 Primary resurfacing arthroplasty of joint

Z81.3 Glenohumeral joint

This page was last updated: 10 October 2023