S96 is the ICD-10 code for Injury of muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level. It is a three-character category divided into 6 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. 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
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XIX · S00–T98
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What S96 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- injury of Achilles tendon S86.0
Subcodes of S96
- S96.0Injury of muscle and tendon of long flexor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level
- S96.1Injury of muscle and tendon of long extensor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level
- S96.2Injury of intrinsic muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level
- S96.7Injury of multiple muscles and tendons at ankle and foot level
- S96.8Injury of other muscles and tendons at ankle and foot level
- S96.9Injury of unspecified muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level
S96 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DS96Læsion af muskler og sener i ankel og fod
S96Nilkan ja jalkaterän alueen lihas- ja jännevammat
S96Verletzung von Muskeln und Sehnen in Höhe des Knöchels und des Fußes
S96Lésion traumatique de muscles et de tendons au niveau de la cheville et du pied
S96letsel van spier en pees ter hoogte van enkel en voet
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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