S56.929
S56.929 — Laceration of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, unspecified arm
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMunspecified
S56.929 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for laceration of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, unspecified arm. 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
S56.929 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 S56.929
3 child codes. Green means billable.
- S56.929ALaceration of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
- S56.929DLaceration of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
- S56.929SLaceration of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S56.92. If S56.929 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S56.929
- Is S56.929 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S56.929 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S56.929 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).