ICD-10-CM › S00-T88 › S60-S69 › S61.0 Open wound of thumb without damage to nail › S61.01
Laceration without foreign body of thumb without damage to nail
Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.
Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:
- S61.011 Laceration without foreign body of right thumb without damage to nail (also a header)
- S61.012 Laceration without foreign body of left thumb without damage to nail (also a header)
- S61.019 Laceration without foreign body of unspecified thumb without damage to nail (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.
- FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Laceration without foreign body of thumb without damage to nail
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 S61 Open wound of wrist, hand and fingers
Seventh character required
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S61
Excludes1 - never coded here
- open fracture of wrist, hand and finger (S62.- with 7th character B)
- traumatic amputation of wrist and hand (S68.-)
Code also
- any associated wound infection
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
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| S61.00 | Unspecified open wound of thumb without damage to nail | Not billable |
| S61.02 | Laceration with foreign body of thumb without damage to nail | Not billable |
| S61.03 | Puncture wound without foreign body of thumb without damage to nail | Not billable |
| S61.04 | Puncture wound with foreign body of thumb without damage to nail | Not billable |
| S61.05 | Open bite of thumb without damage to nail | Not billable |