Kodex

Section

S56.491

Other injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right index finger at forearm level

Hierarchy

S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- S50-S59 Injuries to the elbow and forearm (S50-S59)
  - S56 Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level
    - S56.4 Injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm level
      - S56.49 Other injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm level
        
        S56.491 Other injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right index finger at forearm level
        
        S56.491A initial encounter
        
        S56.491D subsequent encounter
        
        S56.491S sequela

Notes

Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Code Also

any associated open wound (S51.-)
- S51 Open wound of elbow and forearm

Use Additional

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
- Z18 Retained foreign body fragments

Excludes 1

P10-P15 Birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Excludes 2

injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at or below wrist (S66.-)
- S66 Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at wrist and hand level
sprain of joints and ligaments of elbow (S53.4-)
- S53.4 Sprain of elbow

T20-T32 Burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
T33-T34 Frostbite (T33-T34)
injuries of wrist and hand (S60-S69)
- S60-S69 Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers (S60-S69)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
- T63.4 Toxic effect of venom of other arthropods