S61.11
S61.11 — Laceration without foreign body of thumb with damage to nail
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S61.11 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for laceration without foreign body of thumb with damage to nail. 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 S61
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
S61.11 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 S61.11
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S61.1. If S61.11 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S61.10Unspecified open wound of thumb with damage to nail
- S61.12Laceration with foreign body of thumb with damage to nail
- S61.13Puncture wound without foreign body of thumb with damage to nail
- S61.14Puncture wound with foreign body of thumb with damage to nail
- S61.15Open bite of thumb with damage to nail
Questions about S61.11
- Is S61.11 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S61.11 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S61.11 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).