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S56

Non-Billable (Header)

Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level

Excludes 2 — Not included here, may code separately

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

Code Also

  • any associated open wound (S51.-)

Child Codes

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

Code Hierarchy

└S56Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level
└S56Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level

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