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ICD-10-CM Codes
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S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
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S50-S59
Injuries to the elbow and forearm
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S56-
Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S56.415S
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S56.415S
Strain of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right ring finger at forearm level, sequela
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
- S56.415S is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- Short description: Strain extn musc/fasc/tend r rng fngr at forarm lv, sequela
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM S56.415S became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S56.415S - other international versions of ICD-10 S56.415S may differ.
The following code(s) above
S56.415S contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
S56.415S:
- S00-T88
2021 ICD-10-CM Range S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesNote- 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
Use Additional- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
- S50-S59
2021 ICD-10-CM Range S50-S59
Injuries to the elbow and forearm
- S56
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S56
Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Code Also- any associated open wound (S51.-)
Type 2 Excludes- injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at or below wrist (S66.-)
- sprain of joints and ligaments of elbow (S53.4-)
POA Help
"Present On Admission" is defined as present at the time the order for inpatient admission occurs — conditions that develop during an outpatient encounter, including emergency department, observation, or outpatient surgery, are considered POA.
- S56.415S is considered exempt from POA reporting.
ICD-10-CM S56.415S is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):
- 562 Fracture, sprain, strain and dislocation except femur, hip, pelvis and thigh with mcc
- 563 Fracture, sprain, strain and dislocation except femur, hip, pelvis and thigh without mcc
Convert S56.415S to ICD-9-CM
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To S56.415S
S56.414 Strain of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left middle finger at forearm level
S56.415 Strain of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right ring finger at forearm level
S56.415S
…… sequela
S56.416 Strain of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left ring finger at forearm level
S56.417 Strain of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right little finger at forearm level
S56.418 Strain of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left little finger at forearm level
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
