ICD-10-CM › S00-T88 › S60-S69 › S60.41 Abrasion of fingers › S60.416

S60.416

Abrasion of right little finger

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:

  • S60.416A Abrasion of right little finger, initial encounter
  • S60.416D Abrasion of right little finger, subsequent encounter
  • S60.416S Abrasion of right little finger, sequela

This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2014 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Abrasion of right little finger

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from S60 Superficial injury of wrist, hand and fingers

Seventh character required

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S60

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

Excludes2 - not included here

  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
  • frostbite (T33-T34)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
S60.410 Abrasion of right index finger Not billable
S60.411 Abrasion of left index finger Not billable
S60.412 Abrasion of right middle finger Not billable
S60.413 Abrasion of left middle finger Not billable
S60.414 Abrasion of right ring finger Not billable
S60.415 Abrasion of left ring finger Not billable
S60.417 Abrasion of left little finger Not billable
S60.418 Abrasion of other finger Not billable
S60.419 Abrasion of unspecified finger Not billable