S60.428
S60.428 — Blister (nonthermal) of other finger
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S60.428 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for blister (nonthermal) of other finger. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S60
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Blister (nonthermal) of specified finger with unspecified laterality
Risk adjustment
S60.428 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead S60.428
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S60.42. If S60.428 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S60.420Blister (nonthermal) of right index finger
- S60.421Blister (nonthermal) of left index finger
- S60.422Blister (nonthermal) of right middle finger
- S60.423Blister (nonthermal) of left middle finger
- S60.424Blister (nonthermal) of right ring finger
- S60.425Blister (nonthermal) of left ring finger
- S60.426Blister (nonthermal) of right little finger
- S60.427Blister (nonthermal) of left little finger
- S60.429Blister (nonthermal) of unspecified finger
Questions about S60.428
- Is S60.428 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S60.428 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S60.428 sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers (S60-S69).