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

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Built from S56.229 with 7th character A (initial encounter).

Applies from S56 Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level

Excludes2 (not included here)

• 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.-)

7th character note

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

7th character required

• A — initial encounter
• D — subsequent encounter
• S — sequela

Medicare Code Edits (MCE v43.1 (April 2026))

• Unspecified code (laterality): Unspecified codes for which a more specific code identifying laterality (right, left, bilateral) exists within the same code family.

Code annotations containing back-references to S56.229A

Back-references to S56

• Type 2 Excludes: S46 Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level ("injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at elbow (S56.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: S53 Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of elbow ("strain of muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level (S56.-)")

Nearby codes

• S56.222 Laceration of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, left arm
• S56.222A Laceration of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter
• S56.222D Laceration of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter
• S56.222S Laceration of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, left arm, sequela
• S56.229 Laceration of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, unspecified arm
• S56.229A Laceration of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter (this code)
• S56.229D Laceration of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
• S56.229S Laceration of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela
• S56.29 Other injury of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level
• S56.291 Other injury of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, right arm
• S56.291A Other injury of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter