S61.559A Open bite of unspecified wrist, initial encounter
Instructional Notes:
S61.559A Description: Open bite of unspecified wrist, initial encounter ↓
S61.559 Description: Open bite of unspecified wrist ↓
S61.55 Description: Open bite of wrist Exclude1:
superficial bite of wrist (S60.86-, S60.87-)
Inclusion Term:
Bite of wrist NOS
↓
S61.5 Description: Open wound of wrist ↓
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)
↓
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.-)