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S86.11
Non-billable

Strain of other muscle(s) and tendon(s) of posterior muscle group at lower leg level

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

Coding Guidance

S86.11 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.

Referenced in Diagnoses

Conditions that use this ICD-10 code in their documentation

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

3 items

From S86:

  • injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at ankle (S96.-)
  • injury of patellar ligament (tendon) (S76.1-)
  • sprain of joints and ligaments of knee (S83.-)

Use Additional Code

1 item

From S00-T88:

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

7th Character Notes

4 items

From S86:

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S86
  • A: initial encounter
  • D: subsequent encounter
  • S: sequela
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