NC96

The ICD-11 code for injury of muscle, fascia, tendon or bursa at lower leg level is NC96. The full clinical description is "Injury of muscle, fascia, tendon or bursa at lower leg level".

ICD-11 code NC96 represents “Injury of muscle, fascia, tendon or bursa at lower leg level”. It is classified under Chapter 22: Injury, Poisoning or Certain Other Consequences of External Causes.

NC96 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 NC96 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.

NC96 has 8 child codes, including: NC96.0 (Injury of Achilles tendon), NC96.1 (Injury of other muscle, fascia or tendon of posterior muscle group at lower leg level), NC96.2 (Injury of muscle, fascia or tendon of anterior muscle group at lower leg level), NC96.3 (Injury of muscle, fascia or tendon of peroneal muscle group at lower leg level), and 4 more.