Diagnostic Guide Name
EXTENSOR TENDON AVULSION
ICD 10 Diagnosis, Single Code, Left Code, Right Code and Bilateral Code
| DIAGNOSIS | SINGLE CODE ONLY | LEFT | RIGHT | BILATERAL (If Available) |
| EXTENSOR TENDON STRAIN (FOREARM LEVEL) (AVULSION) | ||||
| - INDEX | S56.412_ | S56.411_ | ||
| - MIDDLE | S56.414_ | S56.413_ | ||
| - RING | S56.416_ | S56.415_ | ||
| - LITTLE | S56.418_ | S56.417_ | ||
| - THUMB | S56.312_ | S56.311_ |
Instructions (ICD 10 CM 2020, U.S. Version)
| THE APPROPRIATE SEVENTH CHARACTER IS TO BE ADDED TO EACH CODE FROM CATEGORY S56 |
| A - Initial Encounter |
| D - Subsequent Routine Healing |
| S - Sequela |
ICD-10 Reference
Reproduced from the International statistical classification of diseases and related health problems, 10th revision, Fifth edition, 2016. Geneva, World Health Organization, 2016 https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/246208