ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
S96Injury of muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level
Not billable — use a more specific code
S96 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 5 more specific codes beneath it.
Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data
About S96
S96 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for injury of muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level. It belongs to block S90-S99 (injuries to the ankle and foot) and chapter 19 (injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 5 subcodes must be used instead.
To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: S96.0 (level), S96.1 (level), S96.2 (level), S96.8 (level) and S96.9 (level).
The conditions in its Excludes2 note aren't part of S96, but may be coded alongside it if the patient has both: injury of Achilles tendon (S86.0-) and sprain of joints and ligaments of ankle and foot (S93.-).
It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.
Specific codes under S96
- S96.0Injury of muscle and tendon of long flexor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level
- S96.00Unspecified injury of muscle and tendon of long flexor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level
- S96.001Unspecified injury of muscle and tendon of long flexor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level, right foot
- S96.002Unspecified injury of muscle and tendon of long flexor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level, left foot
- S96.009Unspecified injury of muscle and tendon of long flexor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level, unspecified foot
- S96.01Strain of muscle and tendon of long flexor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level
- S96.011Strain of muscle and tendon of long flexor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level, right foot
- S96.012Strain of muscle and tendon of long flexor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level, left foot
- S96.019Strain of muscle and tendon of long flexor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level, unspecified foot
- S96.02Laceration of muscle and tendon of long flexor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level
- S96.021Laceration of muscle and tendon of long flexor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level, right foot
- S96.022Laceration of muscle and tendon of long flexor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level, left foot
- S96.029Laceration of muscle and tendon of long flexor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level, unspecified foot
- S96.09Other injury of muscle and tendon of long flexor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level
- S96.091Other injury of muscle and tendon of long flexor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level, right foot
- S96.092Other injury of muscle and tendon of long flexor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level, left foot
- S96.099Other injury of muscle and tendon of long flexor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level, unspecified foot
- S96.00Unspecified injury of muscle and tendon of long flexor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level
- S96.1Injury of muscle and tendon of long extensor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level
- S96.10Unspecified injury of muscle and tendon of long extensor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level
- S96.101Unspecified injury of muscle and tendon of long extensor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level, right foot
- S96.102Unspecified injury of muscle and tendon of long extensor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level, left foot
- S96.109Unspecified injury of muscle and tendon of long extensor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level, unspecified foot
- S96.11Strain of muscle and tendon of long extensor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level
- S96.111Strain of muscle and tendon of long extensor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level, right foot
- S96.112Strain of muscle and tendon of long extensor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level, left foot
- S96.119Strain of muscle and tendon of long extensor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level, unspecified foot
- S96.12Laceration of muscle and tendon of long extensor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level
- S96.121Laceration of muscle and tendon of long extensor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level, right foot
- S96.122Laceration of muscle and tendon of long extensor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level, left foot
- S96.129Laceration of muscle and tendon of long extensor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level, unspecified foot
- S96.19Other specified injury of muscle and tendon of long extensor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level
- S96.191Other specified injury of muscle and tendon of long extensor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level, right foot
- S96.192Other specified injury of muscle and tendon of long extensor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level, left foot
- S96.199Other specified injury of muscle and tendon of long extensor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level, unspecified foot
- S96.10Unspecified injury of muscle and tendon of long extensor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level
- S96.2Injury of intrinsic muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level
- S96.20Unspecified injury of intrinsic muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level
- S96.21Strain of intrinsic muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level
- S96.22Laceration of intrinsic muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level
- S96.29Other specified injury of intrinsic muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level
- S96.8Injury of other specified muscles and tendons at ankle and foot level
- S96.80Unspecified injury of other specified muscles and tendons at ankle and foot level
- S96.801Unspecified injury of other specified muscles and tendons at ankle and foot level, right foot
- S96.802Unspecified injury of other specified muscles and tendons at ankle and foot level, left foot
- S96.809Unspecified injury of other specified muscles and tendons at ankle and foot level, unspecified foot
- S96.81Strain of other specified muscles and tendons at ankle and foot level
- S96.82Laceration of other specified muscles and tendons at ankle and foot level
- S96.89Other specified injury of other specified muscles and tendons at ankle and foot level
- S96.891Other specified injury of other specified muscles and tendons at ankle and foot level, right foot
- S96.892Other specified injury of other specified muscles and tendons at ankle and foot level, left foot
- S96.899Other specified injury of other specified muscles and tendons at ankle and foot level, unspecified foot
- S96.80Unspecified injury of other specified muscles and tendons at ankle and foot level
- S96.9Injury of unspecified muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level
- S96.90Unspecified injury of unspecified muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level
- S96.91Strain of unspecified muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level
- S96.92Laceration of unspecified muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level
- S96.99Other specified injury of unspecified muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level
Coding notes
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to S96.
Broader instructions also apply from S90-S99 Injuries to the ankle and foot and Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Codes whose notes reference S96
Code history
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- 2027
- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about S96
Is S96 billable?
- No. S96 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.