Unspecified open wound of other finger 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.

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

Submit one of these 10 more specific codes instead:

S61.200 Unspecified open wound of right index finger without damage to nail (also a header)
S61.201 Unspecified open wound of left index finger without damage to nail (also a header)
S61.202 Unspecified open wound of right middle finger without damage to nail (also a header)
S61.203 Unspecified open wound of left middle finger without damage to nail (also a header)
S61.204 Unspecified open wound of right ring finger without damage to nail (also a header)
S61.205 Unspecified open wound of left ring finger without damage to nail (also a header)
S61.206 Unspecified open wound of right little finger without damage to nail (also a header)
S61.207 Unspecified open wound of left little finger without damage to nail (also a header)
S61.208 Unspecified open wound of other finger without damage to nail (also a header)
S61.209 Unspecified open wound of unspecified finger 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 Unspecified open wound of other finger 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
S61.21	Laceration without foreign body of finger without damage to nail	Not billable
S61.22	Laceration with foreign body of finger without damage to nail	Not billable
S61.23	Puncture wound without foreign body of finger without damage to nail	Not billable
S61.24	Puncture wound with foreign body of finger without damage to nail	Not billable
S61.25	Open bite of finger without damage to nail	Not billable