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S96.829

Laceration of other specified muscles and tendons at ankle and foot level, unspecified foot

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where S96.829 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. S96 Injury of muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level
  2. S96.8 Injury of other specified muscles and tendons at ankle and foot level
  3. S96.82 Parent Laceration of other specified muscles and tendons at ankle and foot level
  4. S96.829 This code Laceration of other specified muscles and tendons at ankle and foot level, unspecified foot

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.

Excludes2

injury of Achilles tendon ( S86.0- )

Inherited from S96 — Injury of muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level

Excludes2

sprain of joints and ligaments of ankle and foot ( S93 .-)

Inherited from S96 — Injury of muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level

Code Also

any associated open wound ( S91 .-)

Inherited from S96 — Injury of muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level

7th Character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S96

Inherited from S96 — Injury of muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level

7th Character

A - initial encounter

Inherited from S96 — Injury of muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level

7th Character

D - subsequent encounter

Inherited from S96 — Injury of muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level

7th Character

S - sequela

Inherited from S96 — Injury of muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level

More Specific Codes

3 codes under S96.829

Version History

How S96.829 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Laceration of other specified muscles and tendons at ankle and foot level, unspecified foot

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Laceration of other specified muscles and tendons at ankle and foot level, unspecified foot

Related Codes

Other codes under S96.82

Data Source

Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.

Release
FY 2027
Effective
Source file
icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

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