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S56 - Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level

ICD-10-CM Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes · S50-S59 Injuries to the elbow and forearm (S50-S59) · Top-level category · FY2027

Coding Guidance

S56 is a non-billable heading. Report one of the 8 more specific codes below.

7th Character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S56

  • Ainitial encounter
  • Dsubsequent encounter
  • Ssequela

Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes

Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom S56

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at or below wrist (S66.-)
  • sprain of joints and ligaments of elbow (S53.4-)
Code AlsoFrom S56

Report an additional code when both conditions apply.

  • any associated open wound (S51.-)
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom S50-S59 Injuries to the elbow and forearm (S50-S59)

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
  • frostbite (T33-T34)
  • injuries of wrist and hand (S60-S69)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom Chapter S00-T88

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • birth trauma (P10-P15)
  • obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Use Additional CodeFrom Chapter S00-T88

Add a secondary code to identify the associated condition or cause when it is documented.

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
NotesFrom Chapter S00-T88

Instructional notes from the ICD-10-CM tabular list.

  • Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
  • The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

More Specific Codes (8)

S56.0Injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of thumb at forearm level→S56.1Injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm level→S56.2Injury of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level→S56.3Injury of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of thumb at forearm level→S56.4Injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm level→S56.5Injury of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level→S56.8Injury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level→S56.9Injury of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level→

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