S61.207
Unspecified open wound of left little finger without damage to nail
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 9 never code together
7th character 3
A initial encounter
D subsequent encounter
S sequela
Instructional notes 4
S61code
Code also
- any associated wound infection
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.-
Alongside this code 9 same parent — S61.20
S61.200 Unsp open wound of right index finger without damage to nail category S61.201 Unsp open wound of left index finger without damage to nail category S61.202 Unsp open wound of right middle finger w/o damage to nail category S61.203 Unsp open wound of left middle finger without damage to nail category S61.204 Unsp open wound of right ring finger without damage to nail category S61.205 Unsp open wound of left ring finger without damage to nail category S61.206 Unsp open wound of right little finger w/o damage to nail category S61.208 Unsp open wound of other finger without damage to nail category S61.209 Unsp open wound of unspecified finger without damage to nail category
Subordinate codes 3
Additional references
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