For avulsion involving skin or subcutaneous, according to the ICD-10-CM index is coded as Wound, open which leads to S61.- It would be coded to one of the following subgroups depending on finger and/or fingernail involvement S61.0- Open wound of thumb without damage to nail S61.1- Open wound of thumb with damage to nail
2018/2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code W27.8XXA. Contact with other nonpowered hand tool, initial encounter. W27.8XXA is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Note that when tendon repairs are performed, musculoskeletal section codes, such as 26418 Repair of extensor tendon, finger, primary or secondary; without free graft, each tendon, should be reported. Apply Nail Bed, Avulsion Codes with Care Some fingertip lacerations may involve the nail bed.
open wound of finger involving nail (matrix) ( ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S61.3. Open wound of other finger with damage to nail 2016 2017 2018 2019 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code.
S61.219AICD-10 code S61. 219A for Laceration without foreign body of unspecified finger without damage to nail, initial encounter is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes .
2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S01. 91XA: Laceration without foreign body of unspecified part of head, initial encounter.
To code skin tears, begin in the alphabetic index under “INJURY, SUPERFICIAL,” and iden- tify the site of the injury. For example, if the patient has a skin tear because he or she has hit a leg on a wheelchair, look up Injury, Su- perficial, leg, which takes you to S80. 92-.
ICD-9 Choices for finger laceration = 883.0, 883.1, 883.2.
A laceration or cut refers to a skin wound. Unlike an abrasion, none of the skin is missing. A cut is typically thought of as a wound caused by a sharp object, like a shard of glass. Lacerations tend to be caused by blunt trauma.
A facial laceration is a cut or tear in the soft tissue of your face or neck. Injuries to the face, head and neck, including lacerations, abrasions, hematomas and facial fractures, account for a large number of emergency room visits. Many of these injuries may be repaired by emergency room physicians.
Burn Wound Burn wounds can be classified based on the extent of the injury: First-degree burns affect only the epidermis and may cause redness and pain. Second-degree burns affect the epidermis and the dermis and may cause blisters. Third-degree burns reach into the fatty layer under the skin and may destroy nerves.
The most commonly used tool for skin tear classification is the ISTAP system (See ISTAP skin tear classification.) Using this system, you can categorize skin tears based on wound characteristics, including the presence and condition of the skin flap.
Category 1b: A skin tear where the edges can be realigned to the normal anatomical position. (without undue stretching) and the skin or flap color is pale, dusky or darkened. Category 1 should be coded as superficial wounds.
Laceration without foreign body of left little finger without damage to nail, subsequent encounter. S61. 217D is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
ICD-10-CM is a seven-character, alphanumeric code. Each code begins with a letter, and that letter is followed by two numbers. The first three characters of ICD-10-CM are the “category.” The category describes the general type of the injury or disease. The category is followed by a decimal point and the subcategory.
What is an E-code? An external cause of injury code or E-code is used when a patient presents to a healthcare provider with an injury. The E-code is part of the World Health Organization's International Classification of Diseases (ICD) system used in clinical settings to characterize and standardize health events.