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ICD-10 diagnosis code

S56.3 Injury of extensor or abductor muscles and tendons of thumb at forearm level

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S56.3 is the ICD-10 code for Injury of extensor or abductor muscles and tendons of thumb 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

S56.3 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

S56.3Skada på tummens sträck- eller abduktormuskler och deras senor på underarmsnivå

NorwayICD-10-NO

S56.3Skade på strekke- eller sprikemuskel eller -sene for tommel i underarmsregion

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS563Læsion af muskel eller sene af ekstensor eller abduktor til tommelfinger på underarm

FinlandICD-10-FI

S56.3Peukalon ojentaja- ja/tai loitontajalihasten [jänteiden] vamma kyynärvarren alueella

GermanyICD-10-GM

S56.3Verletzung von Streck- oder Abduktormuskeln und -sehnen des Daumens in Höhe des Unterarmes

FranceICD-10-FR

S56.3Lésion traumatique de muscles et de tendons extenseurs et abducteurs du pouce au

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S56.3letsel van strek- of abductiespieren en -pezen van duim ter hoogte van onderarm

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S56.301AUnspecified injury of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of right thumb at forearm level, initial encounter
  • S56.301DUnspecified injury of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of right thumb at forearm level, subsequent encounter
  • S56.301SUnspecified injury of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of right thumb at forearm level, sequela
  • S56.302AUnspecified injury of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of left thumb at forearm level, initial encounter
  • S56.302DUnspecified injury of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of left thumb at forearm level, subsequent encounter
  • S56.302SUnspecified injury of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of left thumb at forearm level, sequela
  • S56.309AUnspecified injury of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of unspecified thumb at forearm level, initial encounter
  • S56.309DUnspecified injury of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of unspecified thumb at forearm level, 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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