S61.218S

S61.218S: Laceration without foreign body of other finger without damage to nail, sequela

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

S61.218S is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for laceration without foreign body of other finger without damage to nail, sequela. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check S61.218S with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

7th character "S": sequela

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S61

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Laceration without foreign body of specified finger with unspecified laterality without damage to nail

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S61.218S

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on S61.2: Open wound of other finger without damage to nail

open wound of finger involving nail (matrix) (S61.3-)

Written on S61: Open wound of wrist, hand and fingers

open fracture of wrist, hand and finger (S62.- with 7th character B)
traumatic amputation of wrist and hand (S68.-)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S61.218S

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on S61.2: Open wound of other finger without damage to nail

open wound of thumb without damage to nail (S61.0-)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

S61.218S is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A53064Billing and Coding: Outpatient Occupational Therapy
A56459Billing and Coding: Debridement Services

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.