S66.8 Injury of other specified muscles, fascia and tendons at wrist and hand level

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

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 S66.8

• S66.80 Unspecified injury of other specified muscles, fascia and tendons at wrist and hand level
• S66.81 Strain of other specified muscles, fascia and tendons at wrist and hand level
• S66.82 Laceration of other specified muscles, fascia and tendons at wrist and hand level
• S66.89 Other injury of other specified muscles, fascia and tendons at wrist and hand level

Code annotations containing back-references to S66.8

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

• S66.598S Other injury of intrinsic muscle, fascia and tendon of other finger at wrist and hand level, sequela
• S66.599 Other injury of intrinsic muscle, fascia and tendon of unspecified finger at wrist and hand level
• S66.599A Other injury of intrinsic muscle, fascia and tendon of unspecified finger at wrist and hand level, initial encounter
• S66.599D Other injury of intrinsic muscle, fascia and tendon of unspecified finger at wrist and hand level, subsequent encounter
• S66.599S Other injury of intrinsic muscle, fascia and tendon of unspecified finger at wrist and hand level, sequela
• S66.8 Injury of other specified muscles, fascia and tendons at wrist and hand level (this code)
• S66.80 Unspecified injury of other specified muscles, fascia and tendons at wrist and hand level
• S66.801 Unspecified injury of other specified muscles, fascia and tendons at wrist and hand level, right hand
• S66.801A Unspecified injury of other specified muscles, fascia and tendons at wrist and hand level, right hand, initial encounter
• S66.801D Unspecified injury of other specified muscles, fascia and tendons at wrist and hand level, right hand, subsequent encounter
• S66.801S Unspecified injury of other specified muscles, fascia and tendons at wrist and hand level, right hand, sequela