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

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

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

Code annotations containing back-references to S56.501

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

• S56.499A Other injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of unspecified finger at forearm level, initial encounter
• S56.499D Other injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of unspecified finger at forearm level, subsequent encounter
• S56.499S Other injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of unspecified finger at forearm level, sequela
• S56.5 Injury of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level
• S56.50 Unspecified injury of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level
• S56.501 Unspecified injury of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, right arm (this code)
• S56.501A Unspecified injury of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter
• S56.501D Unspecified injury of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
• S56.501S Unspecified injury of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, right arm, sequela
• S56.502 Unspecified injury of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, left arm
• S56.502A Unspecified injury of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter