S56.10
Header — not billableUnspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm level
The ICD-10 code for unspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm level is S56.10.
S56.10 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 S56.10
- S56.101Unspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right index finger at forearm level
- S56.102Unspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left index finger at forearm level
- S56.103Unspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right middle finger at forearm level
- S56.104Unspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left middle finger at forearm level
- S56.105Unspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right ring finger at forearm level
- S56.106Unspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left ring finger at forearm level
- S56.107Unspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right little finger at forearm level
- S56.108Unspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left little finger at forearm level
- S56.109Unspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of unspecified finger at forearm level
Related codes in this category
- S56.11Strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm levelnon-billable header
- S56.12Laceration of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm levelnon-billable header
- S56.19Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm levelnon-billable header
- S56.10Unspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm levelnon-billable header