S56.49
Header — not billableOther injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm level
The ICD-10 code for other injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm level is S56.49.
S56.49 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 S56.49
- S56.491Other injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right index finger at forearm level
- S56.492Other injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left index finger at forearm level
- S56.493Other injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right middle finger at forearm level
- S56.494Other injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left middle finger at forearm level
- S56.495Other injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right ring finger at forearm level
- S56.496Other injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left ring finger at forearm level
- S56.497Other injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right little finger at forearm level
- S56.498Other injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left little finger at forearm level
- S56.499Other injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of unspecified finger at forearm level
Related codes in this category
- S56.40Unspecified injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm levelnon-billable header
- S56.41Strain of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm levelnon-billable header
- S56.42Laceration of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm levelnon-billable header
- S56.49Other injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm levelnon-billable header