Hand Surgery Source

FLEXOR TENDON LACERATION

Diagnostic Guide Name

FLEXOR TENDON LACERATION

ICD 10 Diagnosis, Single Code, Left Code, Right Code and Bilateral Code

DIAGNOSIS SINGLE CODE ONLY LEFT RIGHT BILATERAL (If Available)
FLEXOR TENDON LACERATION (FOREARM LEVEL)        
- INDEX   S56.122_ S56.121_  
- MIDDLE   S56.124_ S56.123_  
- RING   S56.126_ S56.125_  
- LITTLE   S56.128_ S56.127_  
- THUMB   S56.022_ S56.021_  
FLEXOR TENDON LACERATION (WRIST AND HAND LEVEL)        
- INDEX   S66.121_ S66.120_  
- MIDDLE   S66.123_ S66.122_  
- RING   S66.125_ S66.124_  
- LITTLE   S66.127_ S66.126_  
- THUMB   S66.022_ S66.021_  

Instructions (ICD 10 CM 2020, U.S. Version)

THE APPROPRIATE SEVENTH CHARACTER IS TO BE ADDED TO EACH CODE FROM CATEGORY S56 AND S66
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