S60.949
Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified finger
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
This is the unspecified option. 9 more
specific codes sit alongside it. Worth
checking whether the documentation supports one of them.
Exclusions 5 never code together
S60-S69block
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
7th character 3
A initial encounter
D subsequent encounter
S sequela
Instructional notes 3
S00-T88chapter
Notes
- Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
- The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Use additional code
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)Z18.-
Index entries leading here 1
Alongside this code 9 same parent — S60.94
S60.940 Unspecified superficial injury of right index finger category S60.941 Unspecified superficial injury of left index finger category S60.942 Unspecified superficial injury of right middle finger category S60.943 Unspecified superficial injury of left middle finger category S60.944 Unspecified superficial injury of right ring finger category S60.945 Unspecified superficial injury of left ring finger category S60.946 Unspecified superficial injury of right little finger category S60.947 Unspecified superficial injury of left little finger category S60.948 Unspecified superficial injury of other finger category
Subordinate codes 3
Additional references
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