NC36.3

The ICD-11 code for injury of extensor or abductor muscles or tendons of thumb at forearm level is NC36.3. The full clinical description is "Injury of extensor or abductor muscles or tendons of thumb at forearm level".

ICD-11 code NC36.3 represents “Injury of extensor or abductor muscles or tendons of thumb at forearm level”. It is classified under Chapter 22: Injury, Poisoning or Certain Other Consequences of External Causes.

NC36.3 is in Chapter 22: Injury, Poisoning or Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (codes NA00-NF2Z).

There is no direct ICD-10 mapping available for NC36.3 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-10. Use the ICD-11 to ICD-10 converter to search for related codes.

ICD-11 is the latest revision of the WHO's International Classification of Diseases, succeeding ICD-10. Key differences include: a fully digital-first design, new chapters for sleep-wake disorders, sexual health, and traditional medicine, improved coding for rare diseases, and better integration with electronic health records through extension codes.

NC36.3 has 4 child codes, including: NC36.30 (Strain or sprain of extensor or abductor muscles or tendons of thumb at forearm level), NC36.31 (Laceration of extensor or abductor muscles or tendons of thumb at forearm level), NC36.3Y (Other specified injury of extensor or abductor muscles or tendons of thumb at forearm level), NC36.3Z (Injury of extensor or abductor muscles or tendons of thumb at forearm level, unspecified).