S61.359
Open bite of unspecified finger with 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 7 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 — S61.35
S61.350 Open bite of right index finger with damage to nail category S61.351 Open bite of left index finger with damage to nail category S61.352 Open bite of right middle finger with damage to nail category S61.353 Open bite of left middle finger with damage to nail category S61.354 Open bite of right ring finger with damage to nail category S61.355 Open bite of left ring finger with damage to nail category S61.356 Open bite of right little finger with damage to nail category S61.357 Open bite of left little finger with damage to nail category S61.358 Open bite of other finger with damage to nail category
Subordinate codes 3
Additional references
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