S66.81 Strain of other specified muscles, fascia and tendons at wrist and hand level

Non-billable header with 3 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 S66.81

• S66.811 Strain of other specified muscles, fascia and tendons at wrist and hand level, right hand
• S66.812 Strain of other specified muscles, fascia and tendons at wrist and hand level, left hand
• S66.819 Strain of other specified muscles, fascia and tendons at wrist and hand level, unspecified hand

Code annotations containing back-references to S66.81

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.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for S66.81

• Injury › muscle (and fascia) (and tendon) › hand (level) › specified › site NEC › strain

Nearby codes

• S66.802S Unspecified injury of other specified muscles, fascia and tendons at wrist and hand level, left hand, sequela
• S66.809 Unspecified injury of other specified muscles, fascia and tendons at wrist and hand level, unspecified hand
• S66.809A Unspecified injury of other specified muscles, fascia and tendons at wrist and hand level, unspecified hand, initial encounter
• S66.809D Unspecified injury of other specified muscles, fascia and tendons at wrist and hand level, unspecified hand, subsequent encounter
• S66.809S Unspecified injury of other specified muscles, fascia and tendons at wrist and hand level, unspecified hand, sequela
• S66.81 Strain of other specified muscles, fascia and tendons at wrist and hand level (this code)
• S66.811 Strain of other specified muscles, fascia and tendons at wrist and hand level, right hand
• S66.811A Strain of other specified muscles, fascia and tendons at wrist and hand level, right hand, initial encounter
• S66.811D Strain of other specified muscles, fascia and tendons at wrist and hand level, right hand, subsequent encounter
• S66.811S Strain of other specified muscles, fascia and tendons at wrist and hand level, right hand, sequela
• S66.812 Strain of other specified muscles, fascia and tendons at wrist and hand level, left hand