S96 Non-Billable Code
Injury of muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level
Chapter Classification
Chapter 19
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Section Detail
S90-S99
Injuries to the ankle and foot (S90-S99)
Coding Guidelines & Notes
codeAlso
- any associated open wound (S91.-)
excludes2
- injury of Achilles tendon (S86.0-)
- sprain of joints and ligaments of ankle and foot (S93.-)
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 S96
More Specific Diagnosis Codes
This code is not billable as it requires a higher level of specificity. Select a more specific code below.
- S96.0 - Injury of muscle and tendon of long flexor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level
- S96.1 - Injury of muscle and tendon of long extensor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level
- S96.2 - Injury of intrinsic muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level
- S96.8 - Injury of other specified muscles and tendons at ankle and foot level
- S96.9 - Injury of unspecified muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level
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