S56.101
S56.101 — Unspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right index finger at forearm level
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S56.101 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for unspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right index finger at forearm level. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S56
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
S56.101 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead S56.101
3 child codes. Green means billable.
- S56.101AUnspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right index finger at forearm level, initial encounter
- S56.101DUnspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right index finger at forearm level, subsequent encounter
- S56.101SUnspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right index finger at forearm level, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S56.10. If S56.101 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S56.102Unspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left index finger at forearm level
- S56.103Unspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right middle finger at forearm level
- S56.104Unspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left middle finger at forearm level
- S56.105Unspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right ring finger at forearm level
- S56.106Unspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left ring finger at forearm level
- S56.107Unspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right little finger at forearm level
- S56.108Unspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left little finger at forearm level
- S56.109Unspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of unspecified finger at forearm level
Questions about S56.101
- Is S56.101 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S56.101 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S56.101 sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the elbow and forearm (S50-S59).