icd 10 code for left index finger wound

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S61. 201A - Unspecified open wound of left index finger without damage to nail [initial encounter] | ICD-10-CM.

What is the ICD 10 for open wound of left finger?

Short description: Unsp open wound of left index finger w damage to nail, init The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM S61.301A became effective on October 1, 2019. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S61.301A - other international versions of ICD-10 S61.301A may differ.

What is the ICD 10 code for finger nail fracture?

S61.301A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. Short description: Unsp open wound of left index finger w damage to nail, init

What is the ICD 10 code for open bite of finger?

Short description: Open bite of left index finger w/o damage to nail, init The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM S61.251A became effective on October 1, 2019. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S61.251A - other international versions of ICD-10 S61.251A may differ.

What is the ICD-10 code for unspecified open wound?

ICD-10 code S61.201 for Unspecified open wound of left index finger without damage to nail is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes . Subscribe to Codify and get the code details in a flash. S61.2 traumatic amputation of wrist and hand ( S68 .-)

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What is the ICD-10 code for open wound of finger?

Unspecified open wound of unspecified finger without damage to nail, initial encounter. S61. 209A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM S61.

What is the ICD-10 code for Puncture wound left index finger?

341A for Puncture wound with foreign body of left index finger with 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 .

What is the ICD-10 code for open wound?

The types of open wounds classified in ICD-10-CM are laceration without foreign body, laceration with foreign body, puncture wound without foreign body, puncture wound with foreign body, open bite, and unspecified open wound. For instance, S81. 812A Laceration without foreign body, right lower leg, initial encounter.

What is ICD-10 code for finger amputation?

Acquired absence of other finger(s) ICD-10-CM Z89. 022 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0):

Is the index finger?

The index finger (also referred to as forefinger, first finger, pointer finger, trigger finger, digitus secundus, digitus II, and many other terms) is the second digit of a human hand. It is located between the thumb and the middle finger....Index fingerTA2152FMA24946Anatomical terminology8 more rows

What is the ICD 10 code for needle stick injury?

Contact with contaminated hypodermic needle, initial encounter. W46. 1XXA is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM W46.

What is the ICD-10 code for open wound left lower extremity?

ICD-10 code S81. 802A for Unspecified open wound, left lower leg, initial encounter is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes .

What is the ICD-10 code for non healing wound?

998.83 - Non-healing surgical wound. ICD-10-CM.

What is the ICD-10 code for wound dehiscence?

Wound dehiscence under the ICD-10-CM is coded T81. 3 which exclusively pertains to disruption of a wound not elsewhere classified.

What is a partial amputation of finger?

Fingertip amputation is defined by an injury that occurs distal to the tendon insertions on the distal phalanx. Most will involve some kind of repair in the ED, and many will also require definitive operative care by a hand surgeon.

What is Transphalangeal amputation finger?

Transphalangeal amputations usually involve the four fingers in similar or slightly varying degrees. Most often these patients need no device but they may desire cosmetic fingers. These can be fitted easily when at least half of the proximal phalanx remains for each finger.

What is metacarpophalangeal amputation?

The metacarpal-like hand is a severe hand injury, never addressed before. It describes a hand that has lost a significant degree of prehension through a wide array of amputations, involving all digits proximal to the functional length except in one finger or in two digits, including the thumb.

Coding Guidelines

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from block Open wound of wrist, hand and fingers (S61). Use the following options for the aplicable episode of care:

Approximate Synonyms

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

Convert S61.201A to ICD-9 Code

The General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) crosswalk indicates an approximate mapping between the ICD-10 code S61.201A its ICD-9 equivalent. The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 code and the ICD-9 code and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.

Information for Patients

You use your fingers and thumbs to do everything from grasping objects to playing musical instruments to typing. When there is something wrong with them, it can make life difficult. Common problems include

What is 7th Character Extension?

For codes less than 6 characters that require a 7th character a placeholder 'X' should be assigned for all characters less than 6. The 7th character must always be the 7th position of a code. E.g. The ICD-10-CM code T67.4 (Heat exhaustion due to salt depletion) requires an Episode of Care identifier.

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'S61.301 - Unspecified open wound of left index finger with damage to nail'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code S61.301. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.

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