S56.42
Header — not billableLaceration of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm level
The ICD-10 code for laceration of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm level is S56.42.
S56.42 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 S56.42
- S56.421Laceration of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right index finger at forearm level
- S56.422Laceration of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left index finger at forearm level
- S56.423Laceration of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right middle finger at forearm level
- S56.424Laceration of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left middle finger at forearm level
- S56.425Laceration of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right ring finger at forearm level
- S56.426Laceration of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left ring finger at forearm level
- S56.427Laceration of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right little finger at forearm level
- S56.428Laceration of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left little finger at forearm level
- S56.429Laceration of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of unspecified finger at forearm level
Related codes in this category
- S56.40Unspecified injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm levelnon-billable header
- S56.41Strain 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
- S56.42Laceration of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm levelnon-billable header