Open bite of 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:

S61.250 Open bite of right index finger without damage to nail (also a header)
S61.251 Open bite of left index finger without damage to nail (also a header)
S61.252 Open bite of right middle finger without damage to nail (also a header)
S61.253 Open bite of left middle finger without damage to nail (also a header)
S61.254 Open bite of right ring finger without damage to nail (also a header)
S61.255 Open bite of left ring finger without damage to nail (also a header)
S61.256 Open bite of right little finger without damage to nail (also a header)
S61.257 Open bite of left little finger without damage to nail (also a header)
S61.258 Open bite of other finger without damage to nail (also a header)
S61.259 Open bite 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 Open bite of 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)

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.

Bedbug bite
Bite > flea
Bite > palm
Human > bite
Bite > animal
Bite > bedbug
Bite > insect
Insect > bite
Bite > superficial
Wound, open > bite
Bite > digit > hand
Bite > hand > finger
Bite > nail > finger
Injury > finger > open
Bite > phalanges > finger
Bite > subungual > finger
Wound, open > hand > bite
Bite > snake > nonvenomous
Wound, open > digit > hand
Bite > spider > nonvenomous
Spider > bite > nonvenomous
Wound, open > finger > bite
Wound, open > hand > finger
Wound, open > nail > finger
Injury > thumb > superficial
Injury > finger > superficial
Wound, open > vocal cord > bite
Bite > reptile NEC > nonvenomous
Wound, open > phalanges > finger
Wound, open > subungual > finger
Human > bite > intact skin surface
Injury > superficial NEC > bite NEC
Syndrome > acquired immunodeficiency
Injury > superficial NEC > arm > bite
Injury > superficial NEC > ear > bite
Injury > superficial NEC > hip > bite
Injury > superficial NEC > leg > bite
Virus, viral > human immunodeficiency
Injury > superficial NEC > hand > bite
Injury > superficial NEC > insect bite

Showing 40 of 60 index phrases.

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
S61.20	Unspecified open wound of other finger without damage to nail	Not billable
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