ICD-10-CM › S00-T88 › S60-S69 › S61 Open wound of wrist, hand and fingers › S61.4
Open wound 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.
Submit one of these 6 more specific codes instead:
- S61.40 Unspecified open wound of hand (also a header)
- S61.41 Laceration without foreign body of hand (also a header)
- S61.42 Laceration with foreign body of hand (also a header)
- S61.43 Puncture wound without foreign body of hand (also a header)
- S61.44 Puncture wound with foreign body of hand (also a header)
- S61.45 Open 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.
- FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Open wound 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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| S61.0 | Open wound of thumb without damage to nail | Not billable |
| S61.1 | Open wound of thumb with damage to nail | Not billable |
| S61.2 | Open wound of other finger without damage to nail | Not billable |
| S61.3 | Open wound of other finger with damage to nail | Not billable |
| S61.5 | Open wound of wrist | Not billable |