S61.30
S61.30 — Unspecified open wound of finger with damage to nail
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S61.30 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for unspecified open wound of finger 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
S61.30 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 S61.30
10 child codes. Green means billable.
- S61.300Unspecified open wound of right index finger with damage to nail
- S61.301Unspecified open wound of left index finger with damage to nail
- S61.302Unspecified open wound of right middle finger with damage to nail
- S61.303Unspecified open wound of left middle finger with damage to nail
- S61.304Unspecified open wound of right ring finger with damage to nail
- S61.305Unspecified open wound of left ring finger with damage to nail
- S61.306Unspecified open wound of right little finger with damage to nail
- S61.307Unspecified open wound of left little finger with damage to nail
- S61.308Unspecified open wound of other finger with damage to nail
- S61.309Unspecified open wound of unspecified finger with damage to nail
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S61.3. If S61.30 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S61.31Laceration without foreign body of finger with damage to nail
- S61.32Laceration with foreign body of finger with damage to nail
- S61.33Puncture wound without foreign body of finger with damage to nail
- S61.34Puncture wound with foreign body of finger with damage to nail
- S61.35Open bite of finger with damage to nail
Questions about S61.30
- Is S61.30 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S61.30 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S61.30 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).