S56.229A Guidelines & Instructional Notes: Lacerat flexor musc/fasc/tend at forarm lv, unsp arm, init

Instruction Source: S56.229A

Lacerat flexor musc/fasc/tend at forarm lv, unsp arm, init

Instruction Source: S56.229

Laceration of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, unspecified arm

Instruction Source: S56.22

Laceration of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level

Instruction Source: S56.2

Injury of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level

Instruction Source: S56

Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level

Excludes 2 (Not Included Here)

Instruction Source: S50-S59

Injuries to the elbow and forearm (S50-S59)

Instruction Source: S00-T88

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code