Is S56.429 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. S56.429 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does S56.429 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).

S56.429

S56.429 — Laceration of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of unspecified finger at forearm level

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

S56.429 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for laceration of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of unspecified 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

S56.429 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.

How S56.429 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to S56.429.

Injury›muscle›finger›extensor›laceration

Code to one of these instead S56.429

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share S56.42. If S56.429 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about S56.429

Is S56.429 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. S56.429 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does S56.429 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).