S96.921A Laceration of unspecified muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level, right foot, initial encounter

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Built from S96.921 with 7th character A (initial encounter).

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

Code annotations containing back-references to S96.921A

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

• S96.919A Strain of unspecified muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level, unspecified foot, initial encounter
• S96.919D Strain of unspecified muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level, unspecified foot, subsequent encounter
• S96.919S Strain of unspecified muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level, unspecified foot, sequela
• S96.92 Laceration of unspecified muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level
• S96.921 Laceration of unspecified muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level, right foot
• S96.921A Laceration of unspecified muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level, right foot, initial encounter (this code)
• S96.921D Laceration of unspecified muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level, right foot, subsequent encounter
• S96.921S Laceration of unspecified muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level, right foot, sequela
• S96.922 Laceration of unspecified muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level, left foot
• S96.922A Laceration of unspecified muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level, left foot, initial encounter
• S96.922D Laceration of unspecified muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level, left foot, subsequent encounter