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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

S60.55

Superficial foreign body of hand

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where S60.55 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. S60 Superficial injury of wrist, hand and fingers
  2. S60.5 Parent Other superficial injuries of hand
  3. S60.55 This code Superficial foreign body of hand

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.

Inclusion Terms

Splinter in the hand

Excludes2

superficial injuries of fingers ( S60.3- , S60.4- )

Inherited from S60.5 — Other superficial injuries of hand

7th Character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S60

Inherited from S60 — Superficial injury of wrist, hand and fingers

7th Character

A - initial encounter

Inherited from S60 — Superficial injury of wrist, hand and fingers

7th Character

D - subsequent encounter

Inherited from S60 — Superficial injury of wrist, hand and fingers

7th Character

S - sequela

Inherited from S60 — Superficial injury of wrist, hand and fingers

More Specific Codes

3 codes under S60.55

Version History

How S60.55 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Superficial foreign body of hand

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Superficial foreign body of hand

Related Codes

Other codes under S60.5

Data Source

Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.

Release
FY 2027
Effective
Source file
icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)

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