Lacerat muscles and tendons at ank/ft level, left foot, subs

Laceration of other specified muscles and tendons at ankle and foot level, left foot, subsequent encounter

📋Clinical Description

This code signifies a tear or cut in a muscle or tendon located in the left ankle or foot, excluding those specifically classified elsewhere. It indicates that the patient is receiving follow-up care for this injury after the initial treatment phase.

🎯When to Use

Apply this code when a patient presents for ongoing management, such as wound care, physical therapy, or re-evaluation, of a laceration to a muscle or tendon in their left ankle or foot. This would be used after the initial encounter for the acute injury has been coded.

💡Coding Tips

Ensure the documentation specifies a "subsequent encounter" for this particular injury.
Verify the laterality is explicitly documented as "left foot."
Confirm the injury is a laceration to a muscle or tendon, and not a sprain, strain, or open wound without muscle/tendon involvement.

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Code Hierarchy

▲S96.822Laceration of muscles and tendons at ank/ft level, left foot

S96.822D(current)

Crosswalks

V58.89ApproxICD-9

Same Category

S96Injury of muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level S96.0Injury of msl/tnd lng flexor muscle of toe at ank/ft level S96.00Unsp inj msl/tnd lng flexor muscle of toe at ank/ft level S96.001Unsp inj msl/tnd lng flxr msl of toe at ank/ft level, r foot S96.001A