S86.9

Non-Billable

ChapterS00–T88

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Official Description

Injury of unspecified muscle and tendon at lower leg level

Use a more specific code (0 billable, 4 non-billable)

Metadata & Insights

•Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
•Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88).

General instructions are available for the parent sections:

BillableHas subcodes

CH19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

S80-S89Injuries to the knee and lower leg (S80-S89)

S86Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at lower leg level

S86.9Injury of unspecified muscle and tendon at lower leg levelNot billable

S86.90Unspecified injury of unspecified muscle and tendon at lower leg levelSubcodes

S86.91Strain of unspecified muscle and tendon at lower leg levelSubcodes

S86.92Laceration of unspecified muscle and tendon at lower leg levelSubcodes

S86.99Other injury of unspecified muscle and tendon at lower leg levelSubcodes

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to S86.9:

categoryS86

Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at lower leg level

Injuries to the knee and lower leg (S80-S89)

chapterCH19

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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