S56.195 (Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right ring finger at forearm level) compared with S56.196 (Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left ring finger at forearm level), from the official CMS tabular data. S56.195 and S56.196 code the same condition on opposite sides.
Same condition; these differ only in which side is documented.
These codes share a category and title and differ only in the side affected. The documentation decides which applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.
Source: ICD-10-CM tabular list (laterality variant derived from the code title)
Same condition, opposite side. S56.195 and S56.196 name the same condition on opposite sides of the body.
Same category and title, differing only in which side is affected — the documentation decides which one applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.
| S56.195Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right ring finger at forearm level | S56.196Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left ring finger at forearm level | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header | Non-billable header |
| Classification | S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88) | S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88) |
| Definition | Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right ring finger at forearm level is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S56.195). | Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left ring finger at forearm level is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S56.196). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S56 | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S56 |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources