S56.115
S56.115 — Strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right ring finger at forearm level
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S56.115 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right ring 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
S56.115 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 S56.115
3 child codes. Green means billable.
- S56.115AStrain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right ring finger at forearm level, initial encounter
- S56.115DStrain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right ring finger at forearm level, subsequent encounter
- S56.115SStrain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right ring finger at forearm level, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S56.11. If S56.115 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S56.111Strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right index finger at forearm level
- S56.112Strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left index finger at forearm level
- S56.113Strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right middle finger at forearm level
- S56.114Strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left middle finger at forearm level
- S56.116Strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left ring finger at forearm level
- S56.117Strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right little finger at forearm level
- S56.118Strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left little finger at forearm level
- S56.119Strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of finger of unspecified finger at forearm level
Questions about S56.115
- Is S56.115 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S56.115 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S56.115 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).