ICD-10-CM Code S61
Open wound of wrist, hand and fingers

NON-BILLABLE

Non-Billable Code

Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.

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ICD Code S61 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the six child codes of S61 that describes the diagnosis 'open wound of wrist, hand and fingers' in more detail.

S61 Open wound of wrist, hand and fingers NON-BILLABLE
- S61.0 Open wound of thumb without damage to nail NON-BILLABLE
- S61.1 Open wound of thumb with damage to nail NON-BILLABLE
- S61.2 Open wound of other finger without damage to nail NON-BILLABLE
- S61.3 Open wound of other finger with damage to nail NON-BILLABLE
- S61.4 Open wound of hand NON-BILLABLE
- S61.5 Open wound of wrist NON-BILLABLE

Coding Notes for S61 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

Code Also Note: Code Also A Code Also note indicates that two or more codes may be required to fully describe a condition, but the order of codes is at the coder's discretion. Code order depends on the severity of the conditions and the reason for the encounter.: Any associated wound infection

Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here."

Open fracture of wrist, hand and finger (S62.- with 7th character B) - instead, use code S62.-

Traumatic amputation of wrist and hand - instead, use code S68.-

7th Character Extension Notes:
What is 7th Character Extension?
For codes less than 6 characters that require a 7th character a placeholder 'X' should be assigned for all characters less than 6. The 7th character must always be the 7th position of a code. E.g. The ICD-10-CM code T67.4 (Heat exhaustion due to salt depletion) requires an Episode of Care identifier. T67.4XXA Initial Encounter or T67.4XXD Subsequent Encounter. More Info

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category See Code S61

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ICD-10-CM Code S61 Open wound of wrist, hand and fingers

Non-Billable Code

Coding Notes for S61 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

Code Also

Type-1 Excludes

What is 7th Character Extension?

ICD-10-CM Code S61
Open wound of wrist, hand and fingers