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S56.2 Injury of other flexor muscle and tendon at forearm level

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S56.2 is the ICD-10 code for Injury of other flexor muscle and tendon 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

S56.2 in national editions

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

SwedenICD-10-SE

S56.2Skada på annan böjmuskel och dess sena på underarmsnivå

NorwayICD-10-NO

S56.2Skade på annen bøyemuskel eller -sene i underarmsregion

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS562Læsion af muskel eller sene af anden fleksor på underarm

FinlandICD-10-FI

S56.2Muun koukistajalihaksen tai -jänteen vamma kyynärvarren alueella

GermanyICD-10-GM

S56.2Verletzung von sonstigen Beugemuskeln und -sehnen in Höhe des Unterarmes

FranceICD-10-FR

S56.2Lésion traumatique d'un autre muscle et d'un autre tendon fléchisseurs au niveau de

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S56.2letsel van overige buigspier en -pees ter hoogte van onderarm

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S56.201AUnspecified injury of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter
  • S56.201DUnspecified injury of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
  • S56.201SUnspecified injury of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, right arm, sequela
  • S56.202AUnspecified injury of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter
  • S56.202DUnspecified injury of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter
  • S56.202SUnspecified injury of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, left arm, sequela
  • S56.209AUnspecified injury of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
  • S56.209DUnspecified injury of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
  • and 28 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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