ICD-10-CM › S00-T88 › S90-S99 › S96.021 Laceration of muscle and tendon of... › S96.021S
Laceration of muscle and tendon of long flexor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level, right foot, sequela
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 Laceration of muscle and tendon of long flexor muscle of toe at right ankle and foot level, sequela
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FY2011
Draft description revised draft
Laceration of muscle and tendon of long flexor muscle of toe at right ankle and foot level, sequelaLaceration of muscle and tendon of long flexor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level, right foot, sequela
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 S96 Injury of muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level
Seventh character required
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S96
Excludes2 - not included here
- injury of Achilles tendon (S86.0-)
- sprain of joints and ligaments of ankle and foot (S93.-)
Code also
- any associated open wound (S91.-)
Inherited from the S90-S99 section Injuries to the ankle and foot (S90-S99)
Excludes2 - not included here
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
- fracture of ankle and malleolus (S82.-)
- 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 > muscle > toe
- Injury > toe > muscle
- Injury > foot > muscle
- Injury > muscle > ankle
- Rupture, ruptured > muscle
- Rupture, ruptured > tendon
- Injury > muscle > flexor > toe
- Injury > muscle > extensor > finger
- Injury > muscle > intrinsic > finger
- Rupture, ruptured > muscle > traumatic
- Injury > muscle > foot > long flexor, toe
- Injury > muscle > leg > posterior muscle group
- Rupture, ruptured > traumatic > muscle or tendon
- Injury > muscle > long > flexor, toe, at ankle and foot level
- Injury > muscle > toe > flexor, long > laceration
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| S96.021A | Laceration of muscle and tendon of long flexor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level, right foot, initial encounter | Valid |
| S96.021D | Laceration of muscle and tendon of long flexor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level, right foot, subsequent encounter | Valid |