ICD-Code S56: Injury of muscles and tendons at forearm level
- S56.0 Injury of flexor muscles and tendons of thumb at forearm level
- S56.1 Injury of long flexor muscles and tendons of other finger(s) at forearm level
- S56.2 Injury of other flexor muscles and tendons at forearm level
- S56.3 Injury of extensor or abductor muscles and tendons of thumb at forearm level
- S56.4 Injury of extensor muscles and tendons of other finger(s) at forearm level
- S56.5 Injury of other extensor muscles and tendons at forearm level
- S56.7 Injury of multiple muscles and tendons at forearm level
- S56.8 Injury of other and unspecified muscles and tendons at forearm level
Note
In outpatient care, the ICD code on medical documents is always appended with a diagnostic confidence indicator (A, G, V or Z): A (excluded diagnosis), G (confirmed diagnosis), V (tentative diagnosis) and Z (condition after a confirmed diagnosis).
Source
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