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S69.90XS

Unspecified injury of unspecified wrist, hand and finger(s), sequela

ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2007 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. FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Unspecified injury of wrist, hand and finger(s) of unspecified side, sequela
  2. FY2011 Draft description revised draft Unspecified injury of wrist, hand and finger(s) of unspecified side, sequela Unspecified injury of unspecified wrist, hand and finger(s), sequela

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 S69 Other and unspecified injuries of wrist, hand and finger(s)

Seventh character required

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S69

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.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
S69.90XA Unspecified injury of unspecified wrist, hand and finger(s), initial encounter Valid
S69.90XD Unspecified injury of unspecified wrist, hand and finger(s), subsequent encounter Valid