Block in Chapter 19
S60–S69
Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers
Use additional code
Add the listed code as a secondary code, if known.
Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from Chapter 19 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Also from chapter/block level (2 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 19 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
- birth trauma (P10-P15)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Notes
Also from chapter/block level (2 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 19 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
- 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
- The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Categories in this block 10
- S60Superficial injury of wrist, hand and fingers
- S61Open wound of wrist, hand and fingers
- S62Fracture at wrist and hand level
- S63Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at wrist and hand level
- S64Injury of nerves at wrist and hand level
- S65Injury of blood vessels at wrist and hand level
- S66Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at wrist and hand level
- S67Crushing injury of wrist, hand and fingers
- S68Traumatic amputation of wrist, hand and fingers
- S69Other and unspecified injuries of wrist, hand and finger(s)