S61.301

S61.301: Unspecified open wound of left index finger with damage to nail

Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft

S61.301 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for unspecified open wound of left index 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

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S61.301

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

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.-)

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Wound, open›finger›index›left›with›damage to nail

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead S61.301

3 child codes. Green means billable.