ICD-10 diagnosis code

S56.1 Injury of long flexor muscle and tendon of other finger(s) at forearm level

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S56.1 is the ICD-10 code for Injury of long flexor muscle and tendon of other finger(s) at forearm level. It is a four-character subcategory of S56 (Injury of muscle and tendon at forearm level), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block S50–S59 (Injuries to the elbow and forearm) in Chapter XIX, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XIX · S00–T98
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

S56.1 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

NorwayICD-10-NO

S56.1Skade på bøyemuskel eller -sene for annen finger enn tommel i underarmsregion

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS561Læsion af muskel eller sene af lang fleksor til anden specificeret finger på underarm

FinlandICD-10-FI

S56.1Muun sormen syvän pinnallisen koukistajalihaksen tai -jänteen vamma kyynärvarren alueella

GermanyICD-10-GM

S56.1Verletzung von Beugemuskeln und -sehnen eines oder mehrerer sonstiger Finger in Höhe des Unterarmes

FranceICD-10-FR

S56.1Lésion traumatique de muscles et de tendons fléchisseurs d'autre(s) doigt(s) au

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S56.1letsel van buigspier en -pees van overige vinger(s) ter hoogte van onderarm

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S56.101AUnspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right index finger at forearm level, initial encounter
  • S56.101DUnspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right index finger at forearm level, subsequent encounter
  • S56.101SUnspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right index finger at forearm level, sequela
  • S56.102AUnspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left index finger at forearm level, initial encounter
  • S56.102DUnspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left index finger at forearm level, subsequent encounter
  • S56.102SUnspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left index finger at forearm level, sequela
  • S56.103AUnspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right middle finger at forearm level, initial encounter
  • S56.103DUnspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right middle finger at forearm level, subsequent encounter
  • and 100 more national subcodes

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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