S56.11
Header — not billableStrain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm level
The ICD-10 code for strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm level is S56.11.
S56.11 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 S56.11
- S56.111Strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right index finger at forearm level
- S56.112Strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left index finger at forearm level
- S56.113Strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right middle finger at forearm level
- S56.114Strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left middle finger at forearm level
- S56.115Strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right ring finger at forearm level
- S56.116Strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left ring finger at forearm level
- S56.117Strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right little finger at forearm level
- S56.118Strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left little finger at forearm level
- S56.119Strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of finger of unspecified finger at forearm level
Related codes in this category
- S56.10Unspecified injury 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
- S56.11Strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm levelnon-billable header