ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
S96.2Injury of intrinsic muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level
S96.2 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 4 more specific codes beneath it and add the required 7th character.Short description: Injury of intrinsic msl/tnd at ankle and foot level
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 S96.2
S96.2 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for injury of intrinsic muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level. It belongs to category S96 (injury of muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level), 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 4 subcodes must be used instead.
Within S96 (injury of muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level), S96.2 is specifically for injury of intrinsic muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level. Related codes cover muscle and tendon of long flexor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level (S96.0), muscle and tendon of long extensor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level (S96.1), other specified muscles and tendons at ankle and foot level (S96.8) and unspecified muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level (S96.9).
Codes in this range require a 7th character: A for initial encounter, D for subsequent encounter and S for sequela. Use placeholder "X" characters to fill any empty positions before the 7th character.
It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.
7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S96
- 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
- Ainitial encounter
- Dsubsequent encounter
- Ssequela
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to S96.2.
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.
Code history
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- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about S96.2
Is S96.2 billable?
- No. S96.2 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.