S86.81
Header — not billableStrain of other muscles and tendons at lower leg level
The ICD-10 code for strain of other muscles and tendons at lower leg level is S86.81.
S86.81 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.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- S86.80Unspecified injury of other muscles and tendons at lower leg levelnon-billable header
- S86.82Laceration of other muscles and tendons at lower leg levelnon-billable header
- S86.89Other injury of other muscles and tendons at lower leg levelnon-billable header
- S86.81Strain of other muscles and tendons at lower leg levelnon-billable header