S61.250
Open bite of right index finger without damage to nail
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
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.-
Index entries leading here 1
Alongside this code 9 same parent — S61.25
S61.251 Open bite of left index finger without damage to nail category S61.252 Open bite of right middle finger without damage to nail category S61.253 Open bite of left middle finger without damage to nail category S61.254 Open bite of right ring finger without damage to nail category S61.255 Open bite of left ring finger without damage to nail category S61.256 Open bite of right little finger without damage to nail category S61.257 Open bite of left little finger without damage to nail category S61.258 Open bite of other finger without damage to nail category S61.259 Open bite of unspecified finger without damage to nail category
Subordinate codes 3
Additional references
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