S61.31
Header — not billableLaceration without foreign body of finger with damage to nail
The ICD-10 code for laceration without foreign body of finger with damage to nail is S61.31.
S61.31 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 10 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 S61.31
- S61.310Laceration without foreign body of right index finger with damage to nail
- S61.311Laceration without foreign body of left index finger with damage to nail
- S61.312Laceration without foreign body of right middle finger with damage to nail
- S61.313Laceration without foreign body of left middle finger with damage to nail
- S61.314Laceration without foreign body of right ring finger with damage to nail
- S61.315Laceration without foreign body of left ring finger with damage to nail
- S61.316Laceration without foreign body of right little finger with damage to nail
- S61.317Laceration without foreign body of left little finger with damage to nail
- S61.318Laceration without foreign body of other finger with damage to nail
- S61.319Laceration without foreign body of unspecified finger with damage to nail
Related codes in this category
- S61.30Unspecified open wound 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
- S61.31Laceration without foreign body of finger with damage to nailnon-billable header