S56.9 (Injury of unsp muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level) is an umbrella ICD-10-CM medical diagnosis code in the Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes chapter. Injury of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level

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S56.9 — Injury of unsp muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level

Injury of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level

Chapter S00-T88: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

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Sub-codes under S56.9

S56.90Unsp injury of unsp musc/fasc/tend at forearm levelS56.91Strain of unsp muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm levelS56.92Laceration of unsp musc/fasc/tend at forearm levelS56.99Inj unsp muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level

Related diagnoses

S56.0Injury of flexor musc/fasc/tend thumb at forearm levelS56.1Injury of flexor musc/fasc/tend and unsp finger at forarm lvS56.2Injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm levelS56.3Injury of extn/abdr musc/fasc/tend of thumb at forearm levelS56.4Inj extensor musc/fasc/tend and unsp finger at forarm lvS56.5Injury of extn musc/fasc/tend at forearm levelS56.8Injury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level

Common questions about S56.9 (Injury of unsp muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level)

What does ICD-10 code S56.9 mean?
S56.9 is the ICD-10-CM 2025 code for Injury of unsp muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level. Injury of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level. ICD-10-CM is the medical coding system used by clinicians, hospitals and insurers worldwide to classify diseases and conditions in a standard way.
Is S56.9 a billable diagnosis code?
S56.9 is a category-level (umbrella) code rather than a billable specific code. For billing purposes, clinicians typically use a more specific sub-code under S56.9. Browse the sub-codes listed on this page.
Which ICD-10 chapter does S56.9 belong to?
S56.9 belongs to the chapter "Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes" (codes S00-T88). ICD-10-CM organises codes into 22 chapters by body system or condition type, which helps clinicians navigate related diagnoses.
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Source: ICD-10-CM 2025 (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, public domain). Codes valid from October 1, 2024. CMS source ↗