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S66.521A
Billable

Laceration of intrinsic muscle, fascia and tendon of left index finger at wrist and hand level (initial encounter)

Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Billable Code

S66.521A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

Referenced in Diagnoses

Conditions that use this ICD-10 code in their documentation

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hand strain
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Strain of Hand Muscles and Tendons

Additional Information from Parent Codes

The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.

Excludes1

2 items

From S00-T88:

Excludes2

2 items

From S66:

  • sprain of joints and ligaments of wrist and hand (S63.-)

From S66.5:

  • injury of intrinsic muscle, fascia and tendon of thumb at wrist and hand level (S66.4-)

Use Additional Code

1 item

From S00-T88:

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

7th Character Notes

4 items

From S66:

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S66
  • A: initial encounter
  • D: subsequent encounter
  • S: sequela
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