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S86 - Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at lower leg level


The ICD 10 Code for Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at lower leg level is listed as S86.
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: S86
Description: Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at lower leg level
  • Code also any associated open wound (S81.-)
  • Excludes2: injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at ankle (S96.-)
  • injury of patellar ligament (tendon) (S76.1-)
  • sprain of joints and ligaments of knee (S83.-)
  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S86
  • A - initial encounter
  • D - subsequent encounter
  • S - sequela
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of S86:
S86.0 - Injury of Achilles tendon
S86.1 - Injury of other muscle(s) and tendon(s) of posterior muscle group at lower leg level
S86.2 - Injury of muscle(s) and tendon(s) of anterior muscle group at lower leg level
S86.3 - Injury of muscle(s) and tendon(s) of peroneal muscle group at lower leg level
S86.8 - Injury of other muscles and tendons at lower leg level
S86.9 - Injury of unspecified muscle and tendon at lower leg level