S56.2
Header — not billableInjury of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level
The ICD-10 code for injury of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level is S56.2.
S56.2 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 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 S56.2
- S56.20Unspecified injury of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm levelnon-billable header
- S56.21Strain of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm levelnon-billable header
- S56.22Laceration of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm levelnon-billable header
- S56.29Other injury of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm levelnon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- S56.0Injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of thumb at forearm levelnon-billable header
- S56.1Injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm levelnon-billable header
- S56.3Injury of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of thumb at forearm levelnon-billable header
- S56.4Injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm levelnon-billable header
- S56.5Injury of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm levelnon-billable header
- S56.8Injury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm levelnon-billable header
- S56.9Injury of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm levelnon-billable header
- S56.2Injury of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm levelnon-billable header