S61.255A Open bite of left ring finger w/o damage to nail, init
Instructional Notes:
S61.255A Description: Open bite of left ring finger w/o damage to nail, init ↓
S61.255 Description: Open bite of left ring finger without damage to nail ↓
S61.25 Description: Open bite of finger without damage to nail Exclude1:
superficial bite of finger (S60.46-, S60.47-)
Inclusion Term:
Bite of finger without damage to nail NOS
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S61.2 Description: Open wound of other finger without damage to nail Exclude1:
open wound of finger involving nail (matrix) (S61.3-)
Exclude2:
open wound of thumb without damage to nail (S61.0-)
↓
S61 Description: Open wound of wrist, hand and fingers Exclude1:
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'] ↓
S60-S69 Description: Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers (S60-S69) Exclude2:
burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
frostbite (T33-T34)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
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S00-T88 Description: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes Exclude2:
birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Notes:
Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
Use Additional Code:
code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)