Injuries to the elbow and forearm (S50-S59)
S56: Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level

codeAlso
any associated open wound (S51.-)

excludes2
injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at or below wrist (S66.-)
sprain of joints and ligaments of elbow (S53.4-)

sevenChrNote
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S56

sevenChrDef
A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela
S56.0: Injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of thumb at forearm level
S56.1: Injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm level
S56.2: Injury of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level
S56.3: Injury of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of thumb at forearm level
S56.4: Injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm level
S56.5: Injury of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level
S56.8: Injury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level
S56.9: Injury of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level

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