ICD-10 diagnosis code

S93.4 Sprain and strain of ankle

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S93.4 is the ICD-10 code for Sprain and strain of ankle. It is a four-character subcategory of S93 (Dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments at ankle and foot level), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block S90–S99 (Injuries to the ankle and foot) 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

What S93.4 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Calcaneofibular (ligament)
  • Deltoid (ligament)
  • Internal collateral (ligament)
  • Talofibular (ligament)
  • Tibiofibular (ligament), distal

What S93.4 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • injury of Achilles tendon S86.0

S93.4 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

S93.4Distorsion i fotled

NorwayICD-10-NO

S93.4Forstuving eller forstrekking av ankelligament

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS934Distorsion af ankel UNS

  • DS934ADistorsion af ligamentum calcaneofibulare
  • DS934BDistorsion af ligamentum deltoideum
  • DS934CDistorsion af ligamentum talofibulare anterior
  • DS934DDistorsion af ligamentum talofibulare posterior
  • DS934EFodrodsdistorsion
FinlandICD-10-FI

S93.4Nilkan nyrjähdys

GermanyICD-10-GM

S93.4Verstauchung und Zerrung des oberen Sprunggelenkes

  • S93.40Teil nicht näher bezeichnet
  • S93.41Lig. deltoideum
  • S93.42Lig. calcaneofibulare
  • S93.43Lig. tibiofibulare (anterius) (posterius), distal
  • S93.48Sonstige Teile
FranceICD-10-FR

S93.4Entorse et foulure de la cheville

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S93.4distorsie van enkel

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S93.401ASprain of unspecified ligament of right ankle, initial encounter
  • S93.401DSprain of unspecified ligament of right ankle, subsequent encounter
  • S93.401SSprain of unspecified ligament of right ankle, sequela
  • S93.402ASprain of unspecified ligament of left ankle, initial encounter
  • S93.402DSprain of unspecified ligament of left ankle, subsequent encounter
  • S93.402SSprain of unspecified ligament of left ankle, sequela
  • S93.409ASprain of unspecified ligament of unspecified ankle, initial encounter
  • S93.409DSprain of unspecified ligament of unspecified ankle, subsequent encounter
  • and 37 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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