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ICD-10-CM Code S64.40
Injury of digital nerve of unspecified finger

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.
7th Character Required
7th Character Required
Code requires 7th Character Extension identifier. This 7th Character usually captures Episode of Care information, such as "Initial Encounter," "Subsquent Encounter," or "Sequela."
| ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016

ICD Code S64.40 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use specify a 7th character that describes the diagnosis 'injury of digital nerve of unspecified finger' in more detail. The 7th characters that can be added, and the resulting billable codes, are as follows:


7th Digit Billable Code 7th Digit Specifies
A S64.40XA initial encounter
D S64.40XD subsequent encounter
S S64.40XS sequela

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

Related Concepts SNOMET-CT

  • Closed injury, digital nerve in finger (disorder)
  • Open injury, digital nerve in finger (disorder)
  • Laceration of digital nerve in finger (disorder)

Coding Advice SNOMET-CT

  • Episode of care information needed
  • Consider additional code to identify specific condition or disease
  • Possible requirement for an external cause code

Parent Code: S64.4 - Injury of digital nerve of other and unspecified finger

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