S66 Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at wrist and hand level

Non-billable header with 8 child codes.

Excludes2 (not included here)

• sprain of joints and ligaments of wrist and hand (S63.-)

Code also

• any associated open wound (S61.-)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S66

7th character required

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

Applies from S66 Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at wrist and hand level

Excludes2 (not included here)

• sprain of joints and ligaments of wrist and hand (S63.-)

Code also

• any associated open wound (S61.-)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S66

7th character required

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

Codes under S66

• S66.0 Injury of long flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of thumb at wrist and hand level
• S66.1 Injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at wrist and hand level
• S66.2 Injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of thumb at wrist and hand level
• S66.3 Injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at wrist and hand level
• S66.4 Injury of intrinsic muscle, fascia and tendon of thumb at wrist and hand level
• S66.5 Injury of intrinsic muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at wrist and hand level
• S66.8 Injury of other specified muscles, fascia and tendons at wrist and hand level
• S66.9 Injury of unspecified muscle, fascia and tendon at wrist and hand level

Code annotations containing back-references to S66

Back-references to S66

• Type 2 Excludes: S56 Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level ("injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at or below wrist (S66.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: S63 Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at wrist and hand level ("strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of wrist and hand (S66.-)")

Back-references to S66

• Type 2 Excludes: S56 Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level ("injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at or below wrist (S66.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: S63 Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at wrist and hand level ("strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of wrist and hand (S66.-)")

Nearby codes

• S66 Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at wrist and hand level (this code)
• S66.0 Injury of long flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of thumb at wrist and hand level
• S66.00 Unspecified injury of long flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of thumb at wrist and hand level
• S66.001 Unspecified injury of long flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right thumb at wrist and hand level
• S66.001A Unspecified injury of long flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right thumb at wrist and hand level, initial encounter
• S66.001D Unspecified injury of long flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right thumb at wrist and hand level, subsequent encounter