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

Non-billable header with 3 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 S56.99

• S56.991 Other injury of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, right arm
• S56.992 Other injury of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, left arm
• S56.999 Other injury of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, unspecified arm

Code annotations containing back-references to S56.99

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.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for S56.99

• Injury › muscle (and fascia) (and tendon) › forearm (level) › specified

Nearby codes

• S56.922S Laceration of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, left arm, sequela
• S56.929 Laceration of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, unspecified arm
• S56.929A Laceration of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
• S56.929D Laceration of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
• S56.929S Laceration of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela
• S56.99 Other injury of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level (this code)
• S56.991 Other injury of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, right arm
• S56.991A Other injury of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter
• S56.991D Other injury of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
• S56.991S Other injury of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, right arm, sequela
• S56.992 Other injury of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, left arm