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S56.5 Injury of other extensor muscle and tendon at forearm level

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S56.5 is the ICD-10 code for Injury of other extensor 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

S56.5 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

S56.5Skada på annan sträckmuskel och dess sena på underarmsnivå

NorwayICD-10-NO

S56.5Skade på annen strekkemuskel eller -sene i underarmsregion

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS565Læsion af muskel eller sene af anden ekstensor på underarm

FinlandICD-10-FI

S56.5Muun ojentajalihaksen tai ojentajalihasjänteen vamma kyynärvarren alueella

GermanyICD-10-GM

S56.5Verletzung von sonstigen Streckmuskeln und -sehnen in Höhe des Unterarmes

FranceICD-10-FR

S56.5Lésion traumatique d'un autre muscle et d'un autre tendon extenseurs au niveau de

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S56.5letsel van overige strekspier en -pees ter hoogte van onderarm

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S56.501AUnspecified injury of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter
  • S56.501DUnspecified injury of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
  • S56.501SUnspecified injury of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, right arm, sequela
  • S56.502AUnspecified injury of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter
  • S56.502DUnspecified injury of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter
  • S56.502SUnspecified injury of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, left arm, sequela
  • S56.509AUnspecified injury of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
  • S56.509DUnspecified injury of other extensor 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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