S61.228A
S61.228A: Laceration with foreign body of other finger without damage to nail, initial encounter
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
S61.228A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for laceration with foreign body of other finger without damage to nail, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S61.228A with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "A": initial encounter
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 with foreign body of specified finger with unspecified laterality without damage to nail
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S61.228A
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S61.228A
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
S61.228A is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A55909Billing and Coding: Wound Care
- A56459Billing and Coding: Debridement Services
- A57554Billing and Coding: Immune Globulins
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.