S56.424
S56.424 — Laceration of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left middle finger at forearm level
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S56.424 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for laceration of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left middle 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
S56.424 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 S56.424
3 child codes. Green means billable.
- S56.424ALaceration of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left middle finger at forearm level, initial encounter
- S56.424DLaceration of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left middle finger at forearm level, subsequent encounter
- S56.424SLaceration of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left middle finger at forearm level, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S56.42. If S56.424 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- 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
- S56.425Laceration 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
Questions about S56.424
- Is S56.424 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S56.424 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S56.424 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).