2026 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S97Crushing injury of ankle and foot
S97 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code for crushing injury of ankle and foot, so it cannot be submitted on claims. Use a more specific code from this category instead, such as S97.00XA, S97.00XD, S97.00XS, and S97.01XA.
Code Identity
Code Classification
Specific Coding for Crushing injury of ankle and footOverview
Non-specific codes like S97 require more characters. Use one of these billable codes instead:
S97.0 for Crushing injury of ankle
S97.00 for Crushing injury of unspecified ankle
S97.01 for Crushing injury of right ankle
S97.02 for Crushing injury of left ankle
S97.1 for Crushing injury of toe
S97.10 for Crushing injury of unspecified toe(s)
S97.11 for Crushing injury of great toe
S97.12 for Crushing injury of lesser toe(s)
S97.8 for Crushing injury of foot
S97.80 for Crushing injury of unspecified foot
S97.81 for Crushing injury of right foot
S97.82 for Crushing injury of left foot
Coding GuidelinesGuidance
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from block Crushing injury of ankle and foot (S97). Use the following options for the applicable episode of care:
- A - initial encounter
- D - subsequent encounter
- S - sequela
Source: ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY 2026, published by CMS and the National Center for Health Statistics.
Tabular List NotesGuidance
Coding notes and annotation back-references applicable to this code.
Use Additional Code
- code(s) for all associated injuries
7th Character Note
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S97
7th Character
- A - initial encounter
- D - subsequent encounter
- S - sequela
The “use additional code” indicates that a secondary code could be used to further specify the patient’s condition. This note is not mandatory and is only used if enough information is available to assign an additional code.
Certain ICD-10-CM categories have applicable 7th characters. The applicable 7th character is required for all codes within the category, or as the notes in the Tabular List instruct. The 7th character must always be the 7th character in the data field. If a code that requires a 7th character is not 6 characters, a placeholder X must be used to fill in the empty characters.
Indicates that a seventh character is to be assigned to codes in a subcategory.
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Code HistoryHistory
Questions About S97Overview
Is S97 (Crushing injury of ankle and foot) a billable code?
No. This is a category header that groups the codes for crushing injury of ankle and foot, and headers cannot be submitted on claims. Claims for crushing injury of ankle and foot need a more specific code from this category, such as S97.00XA, S97.00XD, and S97.00XS.
