Instruction Source: S61.244A
Pnctr w foreign body of r rng fngr w/o damage to nail, init
Instruction Source: S61.244
Puncture wound with foreign body of right ring finger without damage to nail
Instruction Source: S61.24
Puncture wound with foreign body of finger without damage to nail
Instruction Source: S61.2
Open wound of other finger without damage to nail
Excludes 1 (Mutually Exclusive)
- open wound of finger involving nail (matrix) (S61.3-)
Excludes 2 (Not Included Here)
- open wound of thumb without damage to nail (S61.0-)
Instruction Source: S61
Open wound of wrist, hand and fingers
Excludes 1 (Mutually Exclusive)
- open fracture of wrist, hand and finger (S62.- with 7th character B)
- traumatic amputation of wrist and hand (S68.-)
Instruction Source: S60-S69
Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers (S60-S69)
Excludes 2 (Not Included Here)
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
- frostbite (T33-T34)
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
Instruction Source: S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Excludes 2 (Not Included Here)
- birth trauma (P10-P15)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Clinical 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