S60.44 — External constriction of fingers
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
S60.44 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 S60.44
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
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S60.4. If S60.44 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S60.44
- Is S60.44 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S60.44 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S60.44 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).