Is S60.879S a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. S60.879S is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does S60.879S 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).

What cannot be coded together with S60.879S?

S60.879S carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above S60.879S (S60.87) and apply to it just the same.

S60.879S

S60.879S — Other superficial bite of unspecified wrist, sequela

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exemptunspecified

S60.879S is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other superficial bite of unspecified wrist, sequela. It is valid for submission on a claim.

7th character "S" — sequela

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S60

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S60.879S

These are not written on S60.879S, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing S60.879S with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on S60.87 — Other superficial bite of wrist

open bite of wrist (S61.55)

Risk adjustment

S60.879S 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 history

S60.879S has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share S60.879. If S60.879S is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about S60.879S

Is S60.879S a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. S60.879S is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does S60.879S 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).
What cannot be coded together with S60.879S?: S60.879S carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above S60.879S (S60.87) and apply to it just the same.