S56 - Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level
The ICD 10 Code for
Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level is listed as
S56. Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.
| ICD 10 CM Field |
Value |
| Diagnosis Code: |
S56
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| Description: |
Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level
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Code also any associated open wound (S51.-)
- Excludes2: injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at or below wrist (S66.-)
- sprain of joints and ligaments of elbow (S53.4-)
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S56
- A - initial encounter
- D - subsequent encounter
- S - sequela
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| Chapter |
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) |
| ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of S56: |
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| S56.0 - Injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of thumb at forearm level |
| S56.1 - Injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm level |
| S56.2 - Injury of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level |
| S56.3 - Injury of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of thumb at forearm level |
| S56.4 - Injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm level |
| S56.5 - Injury of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level |
| S56.8 - Injury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level |
| S56.9 - Injury of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level |
