S56.30
Header — not billableUnspecified injury of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of thumb at forearm level
The ICD-10 code for unspecified injury of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of thumb at forearm level is S56.30.
S56.30 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 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.
- •This code describes an unspecified presentation. If the medical record documents a more specific detail (e.g. laterality, type, or affected site), a more specific sibling code should be used instead — see Related codes below.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under S56.30
- S56.301Unspecified injury of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of right thumb at forearm level
- S56.302Unspecified injury of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of left thumb at forearm level
- S56.309Unspecified injury of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of unspecified thumb at forearm level
Related codes in this category
- S56.31Strain of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of thumb at forearm levelnon-billable header
- S56.32Laceration of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of thumb at forearm levelnon-billable header
- S56.39Other injury of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of thumb at forearm levelnon-billable header
- S56.30Unspecified injury of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of thumb at forearm levelnon-billable header