S56.492

The ICD-10-CM code for inj extensor musc/fasc/tend l idx fngr at forearm level is S56.492. The full clinical description is "Other injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left index finger at forearm level". S56.492 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

ICD-10-CM code S56.492 represents “Other injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left index finger at forearm level”. It is classified under Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes and is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

No, S56.492 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 3 child codes under S56.492.

S56.492 is in Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (codes S00-T88).

S56.492 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: birth trauma (P10-P15); obstetric trauma (O70-O71).

S56.492 has 3 child codes, including: S56.492A (Inj extensor musc/fasc/tend l idx fngr at forarm lv, init), S56.492D (Inj extensor musc/fasc/tend l idx fngr at forarm lv, subs), S56.492S (Inj extensor musc/fasc/tend l idx fngr at forarm lv, sequela).

Yes, when using S56.492, also report: any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-).

S56.492 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2848175. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for S56.492 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.