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S56.497

S56.497: Other injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right little finger at forearm level

Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright

S56.497 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right little 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

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S56.497

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on S56: Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level

  • injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at or below wrist (S66.-)
  • sprain of joints and ligaments of elbow (S53.4-)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead S56.497

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Other codes under S56.49

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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