S60.44
S60.44: External constriction of fingers
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S60.44 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for external constriction of fingers. 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
Use additional code
Add a secondary code to capture the detail described below.
- cause code to identify the constricting item (W49.0-)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Hair tourniquet syndrome of finger
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead S60.44
10 child codes. Green means billable.
- S60.440External constriction of right index finger
- S60.441External constriction of left index finger
- S60.442External constriction of right middle finger
- S60.443External constriction of left middle finger
- S60.444External constriction of right ring finger
- S60.445External constriction of left ring finger
- S60.446External constriction of right little finger
- S60.447External constriction of left little finger
- S60.448External constriction of other finger
- S60.449External constriction of unspecified finger