Kodex

Section

S66.091

Other specified injury of long flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right thumb at wrist and hand level

Hierarchy

S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- S60-S69 Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers (S60-S69)
  - S66 Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at wrist and hand level
    - S66.0 Injury of long flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of thumb at wrist and hand level
      - S66.09 Other specified injury of long flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of thumb at wrist and hand level
        
        S66.091 Other specified injury of long flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right thumb at wrist and hand level
        
        S66.091A initial encounter
        
        S66.091D subsequent encounter
        
        S66.091S sequela

Notes

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
The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Code Also

any associated open wound (S61.-)
- S61 Open wound of wrist, hand and fingers

Use Additional

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
- Z18 Retained foreign body fragments

Excludes 1

P10-P15 Birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Excludes 2

sprain of joints and ligaments of wrist and hand (S63.-)
- S63 Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at wrist and hand level

T20-T32 Burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
T33-T34 Frostbite (T33-T34)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
- T63.4 Toxic effect of venom of other arthropods