S96.209
S96.209 — Unspecified injury of intrinsic muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level, unspecified foot
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMunspecified
S96.209 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for unspecified injury of intrinsic muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level, unspecified 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
S96.209 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 S96.209
3 child codes. Green means billable.
- S96.209AUnspecified injury of intrinsic muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level, unspecified foot, initial encounter
- S96.209DUnspecified injury of intrinsic muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level, unspecified foot, subsequent encounter
- S96.209SUnspecified injury of intrinsic muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level, unspecified foot, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S96.20. If S96.209 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S96.209
- Is S96.209 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S96.209 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S96.209 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).