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S60.478 - Other superficial bite of other finger

ICD-10-CM Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes · S60-S69 Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers (S60-S69) · Subcategory of S60.47 · FY2027

Coding Guidance

S60.478 requires a 7th character. Report the code below that matches the documentation, for example A for initial encounter, D for subsequent encounter, S for sequela.

Applicable To

Inclusion terms listed under S60.478 in the ICD-10-CM tabular list.

  • Other superficial bite of specified finger with unspecified laterality
7th Character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S60

Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes

Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom S60.47

Mutually exclusive: these conditions are never reported together with this code.

  • open bite of fingers (S61.25-, S61.35-)
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom S60-S69 Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers (S60-S69)

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
  • frostbite (T33-T34)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom Chapter S00-T88

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • birth trauma (P10-P15)
  • obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Use Additional CodeFrom Chapter S00-T88

Add a secondary code to identify the associated condition or cause when it is documented.

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
NotesFrom Chapter S00-T88

Instructional notes from the ICD-10-CM tabular list.

  • 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.

More Specific Codes (3)

S60.478AOther superficial bite of other finger, initial encounter→S60.478DOther superficial bite of other finger, subsequent encounter→S60.478SOther superficial bite of other finger, sequela→

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