S56.19
Header — not billableOther injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm level
The ICD-10 code for other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm level is S56.19.
S56.19 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 9 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under S56.19
- S56.191Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right index finger at forearm level
- S56.192Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left index finger at forearm level
- S56.193Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right middle finger at forearm level
- S56.194Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left middle finger at forearm level
- S56.195Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right ring finger at forearm level
- S56.196Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left ring finger at forearm level
- S56.197Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right little finger at forearm level
- S56.198Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left little finger at forearm level
- S56.199Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of unspecified finger at forearm level
Related codes in this category
- S56.10Unspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm levelnon-billable header
- S56.11Strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm levelnon-billable header
- S56.12Laceration of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm levelnon-billable header
- S56.19Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm levelnon-billable header