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ICD-10 code S56

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TABULAR LIST of DISEASES and INJURIES
- S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
- S50-S59
Injuries to the elbow and forearm

S56

Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level

ICD-10 code S56 for Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level

Code also any associated open wound (S51.-)
Excludes2: injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at or below wrist (S66.-)
sprain of joints and ligaments of elbow (S53.4-)
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S56
A - initial encounter
D - subsequent encounter
S - sequela
S56.0
Injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of thumb at forearm level
S56.1
Injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm level
S56.2
Injury of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level
S56.3
Injury of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of thumb at forearm level
S56.4
Injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm level
S56.5
Injury of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level
S56.8
Injury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level
S56.9
Injury of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level
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ICD-10 International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision
ICD-10

ICD-10 is the 10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD), a medical classification list by the World Health Organization (WHO).

It contains codes for diseases, signs and symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or diseases.

ATC

The Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classification System is used for the classification of active ingredients of drugs according to the organ or system on which they act and their therapeutic, pharmacological and chemical properties.

It is controlled by the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Drug Statistics Methodology (WHOCC).

DDD

The defined daily dose (DDD) is a statistical measure of drug consumption, defined by the World Health Organization (WHO).

It is used to standardize the comparison of drug usage between different drugs or between different health care environments.

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