Is S64.498 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. S64.498 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does S64.498 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).

S64.498

S64.498 — Injury of digital nerve of other finger

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

S64.498 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for injury of digital nerve of other finger. 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 S64

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Inclusion terms

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

Injury of digital nerve of specified finger with unspecified laterality

Risk adjustment

S64.498 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 S64.498

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share S64.49. If S64.498 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about S64.498

Is S64.498 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. S64.498 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does S64.498 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).