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S86 Non-Billable Code

Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at lower leg level

Chapter Classification

Chapter 19 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

Section Detail

S80-S89 Injuries to the knee and lower leg (S80-S89)

Coding Guidelines & Notes

codeAlso
  • any associated open wound (S81.-)
excludes2
  • injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at ankle (S96.-)
  • injury of patellar ligament (tendon) (S76.1-)
  • sprain of joints and ligaments of knee (S83.-)
sevenChrDef
  • {'char': 'A', 'text': 'initial encounter'}
  • {'char': 'D', 'text': 'subsequent encounter'}
  • {'char': 'S', 'text': 'sequela'}
sevenChrNote
  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S86

More Specific Diagnosis Codes

This code is not billable as it requires a higher level of specificity. Select a more specific code below.

  • S86.0 - Injury of Achilles tendon
  • S86.1 - Injury of other muscle(s) and tendon(s) of posterior muscle group at lower leg level
  • S86.2 - Injury of muscle(s) and tendon(s) of anterior muscle group at lower leg level
  • S86.3 - Injury of muscle(s) and tendon(s) of peroneal muscle group at lower leg level
  • S86.8 - Injury of other muscles and tendons at lower leg level
  • S86.9 - Injury of unspecified muscle and tendon at lower leg level

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