S61
Open wound of wrist, hand and fingers
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files.
Excludes1
open fracture of wrist, hand and finger (S62.- with 7th character B)
Excludes1
traumatic amputation of wrist and hand ( S68 .-)
Code Also
any associated wound infection
7th Character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S61
7th Character
A - initial encounter
7th Character
D - subsequent encounter
7th Character
S - sequela
More Specific Codes
6 codes under S61
- S61.0 Open wound of thumb without damage to nail Has subcodes
- S61.1 Open wound of thumb with damage to nail Has subcodes
- S61.2 Open wound of other finger without damage to nail Has subcodes
- S61.3 Open wound of other finger with damage to nail Has subcodes
- S61.4 Open wound of hand Has subcodes
- S61.5 Open wound of wrist Has subcodes
Version History
How S61 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentOpen wound of wrist, hand and fingers
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedOpen wound of wrist, hand and fingers
Related Codes
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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