S61.3
Header — not billableOpen wound of other finger with damage to nail
The ICD-10 code for open wound of other finger with damage to nail is S61.3.
S61.3 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 6 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under S61.3
- S61.30Unspecified open wound of finger with damage to nailnon-billable header
- S61.31Laceration without foreign body of finger with damage to nailnon-billable header
- S61.32Laceration with foreign body of finger with damage to nailnon-billable header
- S61.33Puncture wound without foreign body of finger with damage to nailnon-billable header
- S61.34Puncture wound with foreign body of finger with damage to nailnon-billable header
- S61.35Open bite of finger with damage to nailnon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- S61.0Open wound of thumb without damage to nailnon-billable header
- S61.1Open wound of thumb with damage to nailnon-billable header
- S61.2Open wound of other finger without damage to nailnon-billable header
- S61.4Open wound of handnon-billable header
- S61.5Open wound of wristnon-billable header
- S61.3Open wound of other finger with damage to nailnon-billable header