S61.549S

S61.549S: Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified wrist, sequela

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exemptunspecified

S61.549S is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified wrist, sequela. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check S61.549S 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

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S61.549S

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.

Medicare coverage

S61.549S is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A53064Billing and Coding: Outpatient Occupational Therapy

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.