Kodex

Section

S96.1

Injury of muscle and tendon of long extensor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level

Hierarchy

S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- S90-S99 Injuries to the ankle and foot (S90-S99)
  - S96 Injury of muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level
    - S96.1 Injury of muscle and tendon of long extensor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level
      - S96.10 Unspecified injury of muscle and tendon of long extensor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level
      - S96.11 Strain of muscle and tendon of long extensor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level
      - S96.12 Laceration of muscle and tendon of long extensor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level
      - S96.19 Other specified injury of muscle and tendon of long extensor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level

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 (S91.-)
- S91 Open wound of ankle, foot and toes

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

S86.0 Injury of Achilles tendon
sprain of joints and ligaments of ankle and foot (S93.-)
- S93 Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at ankle, foot and toe level

T20-T32 Burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
fracture of ankle and malleolus (S82.-)
- S82 Fracture of lower leg, including ankle
T33-T34 Frostbite (T33-T34)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
- T63.4 Toxic effect of venom of other arthropods