S66.198

Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of other finger at wrist and hand level

Requires 7th character

S66.198 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of specified finger with unspecified laterality at wrist and hand level

Includes (from S66)

  • Note: 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
  • Note: 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.

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • Injury of long flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of thumb at wrist and hand level (S66.0-) (from S66.1)
  • birth trauma (P10-P15) (from S66)
  • obstetric trauma (O70-O71) (from S66)
  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32) (from S66)
  • frostbite (T33-T34) (from S66)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4) (from S66)
  • sprain of joints and ligaments of wrist and hand (S63.-) (from S66)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-) (from S66)

Code also

An additional code may be needed.

  • any associated open wound (S61.-) (from S66)

7th character

This code requires a 7th character (defined at S66). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.

CharacterMeaning
Ainitial encounter
Dsubsequent encounter
Ssequela

Also known as

  • Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of specified finger with unspecified laterality at wrist and hand level

Parent code

  • S66.19Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at wrist and hand levelNeeds 7th char

More specific codes S66.198

  • S66.198AOther injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of other finger at wrist and hand level, initial encounterBillable
  • S66.198DOther injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of other finger at wrist and hand level, subsequent encounterBillable
  • S66.198SOther injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of other finger at wrist and hand level, sequelaBillable

Related codes

  • S66.190Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right index finger at wrist and hand levelNeeds 7th char
  • S66.191Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left index finger at wrist and hand levelNeeds 7th char
  • S66.192Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right middle finger at wrist and hand levelNeeds 7th char
  • S66.193Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left middle finger at wrist and hand levelNeeds 7th char
  • S66.194Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right ring finger at wrist and hand levelNeeds 7th char
  • S66.195Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left ring finger at wrist and hand levelNeeds 7th char
  • S66.196Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right little finger at wrist and hand levelNeeds 7th char
  • S66.197Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left little finger at wrist and hand levelNeeds 7th char
  • S66.199Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of unspecified finger at wrist and hand levelNeeds 7th char

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