ICD-10-CM Code S61.1
Open wound of thumb with damage to nail
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
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.ICD Code S61.1 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the six child codes of S61.1 that describes the diagnosis 'open wound of thumb with damage to nail' in more detail.
- S61.1 Open wound of thumb with damage to nail NON-BILLABLE
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- S61.151 Open bite of right thumb with damage to nail NON-BILLABLE
- S61.152 Open bite of left thumb with damage to nail NON-BILLABLE
- S61.159 Open bite of unspecified thumb with damage to nail NON-BILLABLE
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Deep laceration of nail of finger (disorder)
- Superficial laceration of nail of finger (disorder)
- Open wound of thumbnail (disorder)
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Possible requirement for an external cause code
Parent Code: S61 - Open wound of wrist, hand and fingers