S56.115D - Strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right ring finger at forearm level, subsequent encounter
ICD-10-CM Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes · S50-S59 Injuries to the elbow and forearm (S50-S59) · Subcategory of S56.115 · FY2027
7th character D: subsequent encounter
Coding Guidance
7th character D: subsequent encounter.
Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes
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-)
Report an additional code when both conditions apply.
- any associated open wound (S51.-)
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)
Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.
- birth trauma (P10-P15)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
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.-)
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.
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