S60.35 Superficial foreign body of thumb

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Applicable to

• Splinter in the thumb

Applies from S60 Superficial injury of wrist, hand and fingers

7th character note

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

7th character required

• A — initial encounter
• D — subsequent encounter
• S — sequela

Codes under S60.35

• S60.351 Superficial foreign body of right thumb
• S60.352 Superficial foreign body of left thumb
• S60.359 Superficial foreign body of unspecified thumb

Code annotations containing back-references to S60.35

Back-references to S60.3

• Type 2 Excludes: S60.5 Other superficial injuries of hand ("superficial injuries of fingers (S60.3-, S60.4-)")

Back-references to S60

• Type 2 Excludes: S50 Superficial injury of elbow and forearm ("superficial injury of wrist and hand (S60.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for S60.35

• Foreign body › superficial, without open wound › thumb

Nearby codes

• S60.342S External constriction of left thumb, sequela
• S60.349 External constriction of unspecified thumb
• S60.349A External constriction of unspecified thumb, initial encounter
• S60.349D External constriction of unspecified thumb, subsequent encounter
• S60.349S External constriction of unspecified thumb, sequela
• S60.35 Superficial foreign body of thumb (this code)
• S60.351 Superficial foreign body of right thumb
• S60.351A Superficial foreign body of right thumb, initial encounter
• S60.351D Superficial foreign body of right thumb, subsequent encounter
• S60.351S Superficial foreign body of right thumb, sequela
• S60.352 Superficial foreign body of left thumb