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Laceration of left index finger Left index finger laceration ICD-10-CM S61.211A is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group (s) (MS-DRG v38.0): 604 Trauma to the skin, subcutaneous tissue and breast with mcc
Thumb laceration ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 883.0 : Wound, open (by cutting or piercing instrument) (by firearms) (cut) (dissection) (incised) (laceration) (penetration) (perforating) (puncture) (with initial hemorrhage, not internal) 879.8
2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 959.5 Finger injury Short description: Finger injury NOS. ICD-9-CM 959.5is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 959.5should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015.
S61.211A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. Short description: Laceration w/o fb of l idx fngr w/o damage to nail, init
Laceration without foreign body of left index finger without damage to nail, sequela. S61. 211S is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
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 .
Short description: Open wound of hand. ICD-9-CM 882.0 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 882.0 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015.
S69. 92XA Unsp injury of left wrist, hand and finger(s), init encntr - ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes.
A finger laceration is a deep cut in the skin of a finger, sometimes going deep enough to injure tendons and nerves.
The code sets for laceration repair are: 12001-12007 for simple repair to scalp, neck, axillae, external genitalia, trunk, and/or extremities (including hands and feet) G0168 for wound closure using tissue adhesive only when the claim is being billed to Medicare.
The injury diagnosis codes (or nature of injury codes) are the ICD codes used to classify injuries by body region (for example, head, leg, chest) and nature of injury (for example, fracture, laceration, solid organ injury, poisoning).
External cause of injury codes are used to define environmental events, circumstances and conditions such as the cause of injury, poisoning, and other adverse effects related to injury morbidity and mortality.
External cause codes identify the cause of an injury or health condition, the intent (accidental or intentional), the place where the incident occurred, the activity of the patient at the time of the incident, and the patient's status (such as civilian or military).
Unspecified superficial injury of left hand, initial encounter. S60. 922A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
S69.91XAS69. 91XA - Unspecified injury of right wrist, hand and finger(s) [initial encounter]. ICD-10-CM.
Another difference is the number of codes: ICD-10-CM has 68,000 codes, while ICD-10-PCS has 87,000 codes.