icd 10 code for contusion right 4th finger

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What is the ICD-10 code for contusion right finger?

S60.021AContusion of right index finger without damage to nail, initial encounter. S60. 021A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

What is the 2021 ICD-10 code for right hand contusion?

S60.221AContusion of right hand, initial encounter 221A became effective on October 1, 2021. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S60. 221A - other international versions of ICD-10 S60.

What is the ICD-10 code for right hand injury?

S69.91XAS69. 91XA - Unspecified injury of right wrist, hand and finger(s) [initial encounter]. ICD-10-CM.

What is the ICD-10 code for bone bruise?

924.9 is for unspecified contusion.

What is a right hand contusion?

A hand contusion, or bruising of the hand, is a mild sports injury that can occur as a result of a direct impact to the hand. When a bruise or contusion occurs, the small blood vessels get damaged and blood leaks out under the skin causing the typical swelling and bruising seen in these injuries.

What is a right arm contusion?

A contusion is just the medical term for a bruise. Contusions are a type of hematoma — any collection of blood outside a blood vessel. When you get a contusion, capillaries or blood vessels are injured and blood leaks into the surrounding area.

What is the ICD-10 code for hand injury?

Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers ICD-10-CM S60. 949A is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0):

What is the ICD-10 code for hand Pain?

ICD-10 code M79. 64 for Pain in hand and fingers is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Soft tissue disorders .

What is the ICD-10 code for right thumb injury?

S60.931AICD-10 Code for Unspecified superficial injury of right thumb, initial encounter- S60. 931A- Codify by AAPC.

How do you code a bruise?

"Easy bruising" is usually coded as ecchymosis - 459.89 or 782.7.

What is the ICD-10 code for contusion of multiple sites?

922.8 - Contusion of multiple sites of trunk | ICD-10-CM.

What is the ICD-10 code for multiple contusions?

2015/16 ICD-10-CM T14. 8 Other injury of unspecified body region.

Coding Guidelines

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from block Superficial injury of wrist, hand and fingers (S60). Use the following options for the aplicable episode of care:

Specific Coding for Contusion of right ring finger without damage to nail

Non-specific codes like S60.041 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10 codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for contusion of right ring finger without damage to nail:

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

Information for Patients

A bruise is a mark on your skin caused by blood trapped under the surface. It happens when an injury crushes small blood vessels but does not break the skin. Those vessels break open and leak blood under the skin.

The ICD code S60 is used to code Bruise

A bruise, or contusion, is a type of hematoma of tissue in which capillaries and sometimes venules are damaged by trauma, allowing blood to seep, hemorrhage, or extravasate into the surrounding interstitial tissues. Bruises, which do not blanch under pressure, can involve capillaries at the level of skin, subcutaneous tissue, muscle, or bone.

MS-DRG Mapping

DRG Group #604-605 - Trauma to the skin, subcut tissue and breast with MCC.

Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)

This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code S60.041A and a single ICD9 code, 923.3 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.