S96.10
Header — not billableUnspecified injury of muscle and tendon of long extensor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level
The ICD-10 code for unspecified injury of muscle and tendon of long extensor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level is S96.10.
S96.10 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 S96.10
- S96.101Unspecified injury of muscle and tendon of long extensor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level, right foot
- S96.102Unspecified injury of muscle and tendon of long extensor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level, left foot
- S96.109Unspecified injury of muscle and tendon of long extensor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level, unspecified foot
Related codes in this category
- S96.11Strain of muscle and tendon of long extensor muscle of toe at ankle and foot levelnon-billable header
- S96.12Laceration of muscle and tendon of long extensor muscle of toe at ankle and foot levelnon-billable header
- S96.19Other specified injury of muscle and tendon of long extensor muscle of toe at ankle and foot levelnon-billable header
- S96.10Unspecified injury of muscle and tendon of long extensor muscle of toe at ankle and foot levelnon-billable header