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

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

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

Codes under S56.9

• S56.90 Unspecified injury of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level
• S56.91 Strain of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level
• S56.92 Laceration of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level
• S56.99 Other injury of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level

Code annotations containing back-references to S56.9

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

• S56.892S Other injury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, left arm, sequela
• S56.899 Other injury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, unspecified arm
• S56.899A Other injury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
• S56.899D Other injury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
• S56.899S Other injury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela
• S56.9 Injury of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level (this code)
• S56.90 Unspecified injury of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level
• S56.901 Unspecified injury of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, right arm
• S56.901A Unspecified injury of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter
• S56.901D Unspecified injury of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
• S56.901S Unspecified injury of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, right arm, sequela