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S61.218Non-billableSave

S61.218 - Laceration without foreign body of other finger without damage to nail

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 S61.21 · FY2027

Coding Guidance

S61.218 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 S61.218 in the ICD-10-CM tabular list.

  • Laceration without foreign body of specified finger with unspecified laterality without damage to nail
7th Character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S61

Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes

Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom S61.2

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

  • open wound of finger involving nail (matrix) (S61.3-)
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom S61.2

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

  • open wound of thumb without damage to nail (S61.0-)
Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom S61

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

  • open fracture of wrist, hand and finger (S62.- with 7th character B)
  • traumatic amputation of wrist and hand (S68.-)
Code AlsoFrom S61

Report an additional code when both conditions apply.

  • any associated wound infection
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)

S61.218ALaceration without foreign body of other finger without damage to nail, initial encounter→S61.218DLaceration without foreign body of other finger without damage to nail, subsequent encounter→S61.218SLaceration without foreign body of other finger without damage to nail, sequela→

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