S61 Non-Billable Code

Open wound of wrist, hand and fingers

Chapter Classification

Chapter 19 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

Section Detail

S60-S69 Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers (S60-S69)

Coding Guidelines & Notes

codeAlso

any associated wound infection

excludes1

open fracture of wrist, hand and finger (S62.- with 7th character B)
traumatic amputation of wrist and hand (S68.-)

sevenChrDef

{'char': 'A', 'text': 'initial encounter'}
{'char': 'D', 'text': 'subsequent encounter'}
{'char': 'S', 'text': 'sequela'}

sevenChrNote

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S61

More Specific Diagnosis Codes

This code is not billable as it requires a higher level of specificity. Select a more specific code below.

S61.0 - Open wound of thumb without damage to nail
S61.1 - Open wound of thumb with damage to nail
S61.2 - Open wound of other finger without damage to nail
S61.3 - Open wound of other finger with damage to nail
S61.4 - Open wound of hand
S61.5 - Open wound of wrist

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