S96.8
Header — not billableInjury of other specified muscles and tendons at ankle and foot level
The ICD-10 code for injury of other specified muscles and tendons at ankle and foot level is S96.8.
S96.8 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 S96.8
- S96.80Unspecified injury of other specified muscles and tendons at ankle and foot levelnon-billable header
- S96.81Strain of other specified muscles and tendons at ankle and foot levelnon-billable header
- S96.82Laceration of other specified muscles and tendons at ankle and foot levelnon-billable header
- S96.89Other specified injury of other specified muscles and tendons at ankle and foot levelnon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- S96.0Injury of muscle and tendon of long flexor muscle of toe at ankle and foot levelnon-billable header
- S96.1Injury of muscle and tendon of long extensor muscle of toe at ankle and foot levelnon-billable header
- S96.2Injury of intrinsic muscle and tendon at ankle and foot levelnon-billable header
- S96.9Injury of unspecified muscle and tendon at ankle and foot levelnon-billable header
- S96.8Injury of other specified muscles and tendons at ankle and foot levelnon-billable header