Is S56 a billable ICD-10 code?

No, S56 is not a billable code. It is a category code that requires additional specificity. You must select a more specific code from the subcategories for billing purposes.

What does ICD-10 code S56 mean?

ICD-10-CM code S56 represents Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level. This code is part of the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification used for medical coding and billing in the United States.

What is the parent category for ICD-10 code S56?

The parent category for S56 is section:S50-S59 (Injuries to the elbow and forearm (S50-S59)). This hierarchical classification helps organize related diagnoses for more accurate coding.

What conditions should be coded separately from S56?

Code S56 has Type 2 Excludes including: injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at or below wrist (S66.-); sprain of joints and ligaments of elbow (S53.4-). These conditions are not included in S56 but can be coded together if the patient has both conditions.

S562026

Non-billable

Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level

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S56Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level

S56.0Injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of thumb at forearm level

S56.00Unspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of thumb at forearm level

S56.001Unspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right thumb at forearm level

S56.002Unspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left thumb at forearm level

S56.009Unspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of unspecified thumb at forearm level

S56.01Strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of thumb at forearm level

S56.011Strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right thumb at forearm level

S56.012Strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left thumb at forearm level

S56.019Strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of unspecified thumb at forearm level

S56.02Laceration of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of thumb at forearm level

S56.021Laceration of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right thumb at forearm level

S56.022Laceration of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left thumb at forearm level

S56.029Laceration of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of unspecified thumb at forearm level

S56.09Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of thumb at forearm level

S56.091Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right thumb at forearm level

S56.092Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left thumb at forearm level

S56.099Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of unspecified thumb at forearm level

S56.1Injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm level

S56.10Unspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm level

S56.101Unspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right index finger at forearm level

S56.102Unspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left index finger at forearm level

S56.103Unspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right middle finger at forearm level

S56.104Unspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left middle finger at forearm level

S56.105Unspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right ring finger at forearm level

S56.106Unspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left ring finger at forearm level

S56.107Unspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right little finger at forearm level

S56.108Unspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left little finger at forearm level

S56.109Unspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of unspecified finger at forearm level

S56.11Strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm level

S56.111Strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right index finger at forearm level

S56.112Strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left index finger at forearm level

S56.113Strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right middle finger at forearm level

S56.114Strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left middle finger at forearm level

S56.115Strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right ring finger at forearm level

S56.116Strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left ring finger at forearm level

S56.117Strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right little finger at forearm level

S56.118Strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left little finger at forearm level

S56.119Strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of finger of unspecified finger at forearm level

S56.12Laceration of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm level

S56.121Laceration of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right index finger at forearm level

S56.122Laceration of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left index finger at forearm level

S56.123Laceration of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right middle finger at forearm level

S56.124Laceration of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left middle finger at forearm level

S56.125Laceration of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right ring finger at forearm level

S56.126Laceration of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left ring finger at forearm level

S56.127Laceration of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right little finger at forearm level

S56.128Laceration of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left little finger at forearm level

S56.129Laceration of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of unspecified finger at forearm level

S56.19Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm level

S56.191Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right index finger at forearm level

S56.192Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left index finger at forearm level

S56.193Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right middle finger at forearm level

S56.194Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left middle finger at forearm level

S56.195Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right ring finger at forearm level

S56.196Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left ring finger at forearm level

S56.197Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right little finger at forearm level

S56.198Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left little finger at forearm level

S56.199Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of unspecified finger at forearm level

S56.2Injury of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level

S56.20Unspecified injury of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level

S56.201Unspecified injury of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, right arm

S56.202Unspecified injury of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, left arm

S56.209Unspecified injury of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, unspecified arm

S56.21Strain of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level

S56.211Strain of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, right arm

S56.212Strain of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, left arm

S56.219Strain of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, unspecified arm

S56.22Laceration of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level

S56.221Laceration of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, right arm

S56.222Laceration of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, left arm

S56.229Laceration of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, unspecified arm

S56.29Other injury of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level

S56.291Other injury of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, right arm

S56.292Other injury of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, left arm

S56.299Other injury of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, unspecified arm

S56.3Injury of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of thumb at forearm level

S56.30Unspecified injury of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of thumb at forearm level

S56.301Unspecified injury of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of right thumb at forearm level

S56.302Unspecified injury of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of left thumb at forearm level

S56.309Unspecified injury of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of unspecified thumb at forearm level

S56.31Strain of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of thumb at forearm level

S56.311Strain of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of right thumb at forearm level

S56.312Strain of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of left thumb at forearm level

S56.319Strain of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of unspecified thumb at forearm level

S56.32Laceration of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of thumb at forearm level

S56.321Laceration of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of right thumb at forearm level

S56.322Laceration of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of left thumb at forearm level

S56.329Laceration of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of unspecified thumb at forearm level

S56.39Other injury of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of thumb at forearm level

S56.391Other injury of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of right thumb at forearm level

S56.392Other injury of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of left thumb at forearm level

S56.399Other injury of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of unspecified thumb at forearm level

S56.4Injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm level

S56.40Unspecified injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm level

S56.401Unspecified injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right index finger at forearm level

S56.402Unspecified injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left index finger at forearm level

S56.403Unspecified injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right middle finger at forearm level

S56.404Unspecified injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left middle finger at forearm level

S56.405Unspecified injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right ring finger at forearm level

S56.406Unspecified injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left ring finger at forearm level

S56.407Unspecified injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right little finger at forearm level

S56.408Unspecified injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left little finger at forearm level

S56.409Unspecified injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of unspecified finger at forearm level

S56.41Strain of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm level

S56.411Strain of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right index finger at forearm level

S56.412Strain of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left index finger at forearm level

S56.413Strain of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right middle finger at forearm level

S56.414Strain of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left middle finger at forearm level

S56.415Strain of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right ring finger at forearm level

S56.416Strain of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left ring finger at forearm level

S56.417Strain of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right little finger at forearm level

S56.418Strain of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left little finger at forearm level

S56.419Strain of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of finger, unspecified finger at forearm level

S56.42Laceration of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm level

S56.421Laceration of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right index finger at forearm level

S56.422Laceration of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left index finger at forearm level

S56.423Laceration of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right middle finger at forearm level

S56.424Laceration of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left middle finger at forearm level

S56.425Laceration of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right ring finger at forearm level

S56.426Laceration of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left ring finger at forearm level

S56.427Laceration of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right little finger at forearm level

S56.428Laceration of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left little finger at forearm level

S56.429Laceration of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of unspecified finger at forearm level

S56.49Other injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm level

S56.491Other injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right index finger at forearm level

S56.492Other injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left index finger at forearm level

S56.493Other injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right middle finger at forearm level

S56.494Other injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left middle finger at forearm level

S56.495Other injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right ring finger at forearm level

S56.496Other injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left ring finger at forearm level

S56.497Other injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right little finger at forearm level

S56.498Other injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left little finger at forearm level

S56.499Other injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of unspecified finger at forearm level

S56.5Injury of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level

S56.50Unspecified injury of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level

S56.501Unspecified injury of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, right arm

S56.502Unspecified injury of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, left arm

S56.509Unspecified injury of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, unspecified arm

S56.51Strain of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level

S56.511Strain of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, right arm

S56.512Strain of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, left arm

S56.519Strain of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, unspecified arm

S56.52Laceration of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level

S56.521Laceration of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, right arm

S56.522Laceration of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, left arm

S56.529Laceration of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, unspecified arm

S56.59Other injury of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level

S56.591Other injury of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, right arm

S56.592Other injury of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, left arm

S56.599Other injury of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, unspecified arm

S56.8Injury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level

S56.80Unspecified injury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level

S56.801Unspecified injury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, right arm

S56.802Unspecified injury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, left arm

S56.809Unspecified injury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, unspecified arm

S56.81Strain of other muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level

S56.811Strain of other muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, right arm

S56.812Strain of other muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, left arm

S56.819Strain of other muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, unspecified arm

S56.82Laceration of other muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level

S56.821Laceration of other muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, right arm

S56.822Laceration of other muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, left arm

S56.829Laceration of other muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, unspecified arm

S56.89Other injury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level

S56.891Other injury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, right arm

S56.892Other injury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, left arm

S56.899Other injury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, unspecified arm

S56.9Injury of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level

S56.90Unspecified injury of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level

S56.901Unspecified injury of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, right arm

S56.902Unspecified injury of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, left arm

S56.909Unspecified injury of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, unspecified arm

S56.91Strain of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level

S56.911Strain of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, right arm

S56.912Strain of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, left arm

S56.919Strain of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, unspecified arm

S56.92Laceration of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level

S56.921Laceration of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, right arm

S56.922Laceration of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, left arm

S56.929Laceration of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, unspecified arm

S56.99Other injury of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level

S56.991Other injury of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, right arm

S56.992Other injury of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, left arm

S56.999Other injury of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, unspecified arm

Related Categories

S50Superficial injury of elbow and forearm S51Open wound of elbow and forearm S52Fracture of forearm S53Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of elbow S54Injury of nerves at forearm level S55Injury of blood vessels at forearm level S57Crushing injury of elbow and forearm S58Traumatic amputation of elbow and forearm S59Other and unspecified injuries of elbow and forearm