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S60.5

Other superficial injuries of hand

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 6 more specific codes instead:

  • S60.51 Abrasion of hand (also a header)
  • S60.52 Blister (nonthermal) of hand (also a header)
  • S60.54 External constriction of hand (also a header)
  • S60.55 Superficial foreign body of hand (also a header)
  • S60.56 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of hand (also a header)
  • S60.57 Other superficial bite of hand (also a header)

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

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 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. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Other superficial injuries of hand

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)

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
S60.0 Contusion of finger without damage to nail Not billable
S60.1 Contusion of finger with damage to nail Not billable
S60.2 Contusion of wrist and hand Not billable
S60.3 Other superficial injuries of thumb Not billable
S60.4 Other superficial injuries of other fingers Not billable
S60.8 Other superficial injuries of wrist Not billable
S60.9 Unspecified superficial injury of wrist, hand and fingers Not billable