S60.469 — Insect bite (nonvenomous) of unspecified finger
S60.469 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for insect bite (nonvenomous) of unspecified 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
Risk adjustment
S60.469 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.
How S60.469 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to S60.469.
- Bite›finger›superficial NEC›insect
Code to one of these instead S60.469
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S60.46. If S60.469 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
- S60.468Insect bite (nonvenomous) of other finger
Questions about S60.469
- Is S60.469 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S60.469 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S60.469 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).