S96.011
S96.011 — Strain of muscle and tendon of long flexor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level, right foot
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S96.011 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for strain of muscle and tendon of long flexor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level, right foot. 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 S96
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
S96.011 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 S96.011
3 child codes. Green means billable.
- S96.011AStrain of muscle and tendon of long flexor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level, right foot, initial encounter
- S96.011DStrain of muscle and tendon of long flexor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level, right foot, subsequent encounter
- S96.011SStrain of muscle and tendon of long flexor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level, right foot, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S96.01. If S96.011 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S96.011
- Is S96.011 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S96.011 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S96.011 sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the ankle and foot (S90-S99).