S60.468
S60.468 — Insect bite (nonvenomous) of other finger
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S60.468 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for insect bite (nonvenomous) 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.
- Insect bite (nonvenomous) of specified finger with unspecified laterality
Risk adjustment
S60.468 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 S60.468
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S60.46. If S60.468 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S60.460Insect bite (nonvenomous) of right index finger
- S60.461Insect bite (nonvenomous) of left index finger
- S60.462Insect bite (nonvenomous) of right middle finger
- S60.463Insect bite (nonvenomous) of left middle finger
- S60.464Insect bite (nonvenomous) of right ring finger
- S60.465Insect bite (nonvenomous) of left ring finger
- S60.466Insect bite (nonvenomous) of right little finger
- S60.467Insect bite (nonvenomous) of left little finger
- S60.469Insect bite (nonvenomous) of unspecified finger
Questions about S60.468
- Is S60.468 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S60.468 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S60.468 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).