S56.12
Header — not billableLaceration of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm level
The ICD-10 code for laceration of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm level is S56.12.
S56.12 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 S56.12
- S56.121Laceration of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right index finger at forearm level
- S56.122Laceration of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left index finger at forearm level
- S56.123Laceration of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right middle finger at forearm level
- S56.124Laceration of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left middle finger at forearm level
- S56.125Laceration of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right ring finger at forearm level
- S56.126Laceration of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left ring finger at forearm level
- S56.127Laceration of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right little finger at forearm level
- S56.128Laceration of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left little finger at forearm level
- S56.129Laceration of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon 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
- S56.11Strain 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
- S56.12Laceration of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm levelnon-billable header