kodex

Kodex

ICD-10-CM
Code

S61.259A

initial encounter

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Hierarchy

  • S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
    • S60-S69 Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers (S60-S69)
      • S61 Open wound of wrist, hand and fingers
        • S61.2 Open wound of other finger without damage to nail
          • S61.25 Open bite of finger without damage to nail
            • S61.259 Open bite of unspecified finger without damage to nail

Long Title

S61.259A

  • Open bite of unspecified finger without damage to nail initial encounter

Notes

S00-T88

  • Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
  • The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Inclusion Terms

S61.25

  • Bite of finger without damage to nail NOS

Code Also

S61

  • any associated wound infection

Use Additional

S00-T88

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
    • Z18 Retained foreign body fragments

Excludes 1

S61.25

  • superficial bite of finger (S60.46-, S60.47-)
    • S60.46 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of fingers
    • S60.47 Other superficial bite of fingers

S61.2

  • open wound of finger involving nail (matrix) (S61.3-)
    • S61.3 Open wound of other finger with damage to nail

S61

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

S00-T88

  • P10-P15 Birth trauma (P10-P15)
  • obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Excludes 2

S61.2

  • S61.0 Open wound of thumb without damage to nail

S60-S69

  • T20-T32 Burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
  • T33-T34 Frostbite (T33-T34)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
    • T63.4 Toxic effect of venom of other arthropods