S56.40

Header — not billable

Unspecified injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm level

The ICD-10 code for unspecified injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm level is S56.40.

S56.40 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 S56.40

Related codes in this category

S56.41Strain of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm levelnon-billable header
S56.42Laceration of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm levelnon-billable header
S56.49Other injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm levelnon-billable header
S56.40Unspecified injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm levelnon-billable header