S96.9 Injury of unspecified muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Applies from S96 Injury of muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level

Excludes2 (not included here)

• injury of Achilles tendon (S86.0-)
• sprain of joints and ligaments of ankle and foot (S93.-)

Code also

• any associated open wound (S91.-)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S96

7th character required

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

Codes under S96.9

• S96.90 Unspecified injury of unspecified muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level
• S96.91 Strain of unspecified muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level
• S96.92 Laceration of unspecified muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level
• S96.99 Other specified injury of unspecified muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level

Code annotations containing back-references to S96.9

Back-references to S96

• Type 2 Excludes: S86 Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at lower leg level ("injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at ankle (S96.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: S93 Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at ankle, foot and toe level ("strain of muscle and tendon of ankle and foot (S96.-)")

Nearby codes

• S96.892S Other specified injury of other specified muscles and tendons at ankle and foot level, left foot, sequela
• S96.899 Other specified injury of other specified muscles and tendons at ankle and foot level, unspecified foot
• S96.899A Other specified injury of other specified muscles and tendons at ankle and foot level, unspecified foot, initial encounter
• S96.899D Other specified injury of other specified muscles and tendons at ankle and foot level, unspecified foot, subsequent encounter
• S96.899S Other specified injury of other specified muscles and tendons at ankle and foot level, unspecified foot, sequela
• S96.9 Injury of unspecified muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level (this code)
• S96.90 Unspecified injury of unspecified muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level
• S96.901 Unspecified injury of unspecified muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level, right foot
• S96.901A Unspecified injury of unspecified muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level, right foot, initial encounter
• S96.901D Unspecified injury of unspecified muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level, right foot, subsequent encounter
• S96.901S Unspecified injury of unspecified muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level, right foot, sequela