ICD-10-CM › S00-T88 › S60-S69 › S66.912 Strain of unspecified muscle,... › S66.912A
Strain of unspecified muscle, fascia and tendon at wrist and hand level, left hand, initial encounter
ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2007 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.
- FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Strain of unspecified muscle, fascia and tendon at left wrist and hand level, initial encounter
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FY2011
Draft description revised draft
Strain of unspecified muscle, fascia and tendon at left wrist and hand level, initial encounterStrain of unspecified muscle, fascia and tendon at wrist and hand level, left hand, initial encounter
Official coding rules
Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.
Inherited from S66 Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at wrist and hand level
Seventh character required
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S66
Excludes2 - not included here
- sprain of joints and ligaments of wrist and hand (S63.-)
Code also
- any associated open wound (S61.-)
Inherited from the S60-S69 section Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers (S60-S69)
Excludes2 - not included here
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
- frostbite (T33-T34)
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
How CDC's index refers to this code
Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.
- Cut > muscle
- Injury > fascia
- Injury > tendon
- Strain > muscle
- Strain > tendon
- Avulsion > muscle
- Avulsion > tendon
- Division > muscle
- Laceration > muscle
- Laceration > tendon
- Tear, torn > muscle
- Tear, torn > tendon
- Injury > leg > muscle
- Injury > hand > muscle
- Injury > wrist > muscle
- Injury > phalanges > hand
- Rupture, ruptured > muscle
- Rupture, ruptured > tendon
- Injury > subungual > fingers
- Injury > muscle > wrist level
- Injury > muscle > extensor > finger
- Injury > muscle > intrinsic > finger
- Rupture, ruptured > muscle > traumatic
- Injury > muscle > leg > posterior muscle group
- Rupture, ruptured > traumatic > muscle or tendon
- Injury > muscle > hand > strain
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| S66.912D | Strain of unspecified muscle, fascia and tendon at wrist and hand level, left hand, subsequent encounter | Valid |
| S66.912S | Strain of unspecified muscle, fascia and tendon at wrist and hand level, left hand, sequela | Valid |