S60.44 External constriction of fingers

Non-billable header with 10 child codes.

Applicable to

• Hair tourniquet syndrome of finger

Use additional code

• cause code to identify the constricting item (W49.0-)

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 S60.44

• S60.440 External constriction of right index finger
• S60.441 External constriction of left index finger
• S60.442 External constriction of right middle finger
• S60.443 External constriction of left middle finger
• S60.444 External constriction of right ring finger
• S60.445 External constriction of left ring finger
• S60.446 External constriction of right little finger
• S60.447 External constriction of left little finger
• S60.448 External constriction of other finger
• S60.449 External constriction of unspecified finger

Code annotations containing back-references to S60.44

Back-references to S60.4

• 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 S60.44

• Constriction › external › finger (s)
• Constriction › external › finger (s) › index
• Constriction › external › finger (s) › little
• Constriction › external › finger (s) › middle
• Constriction › external › finger (s) › ring
• Hair › tourniquet syndrome › finger

Nearby codes

• S60.428S Blister (nonthermal) of other finger, sequela
• S60.429 Blister (nonthermal) of unspecified finger
• S60.429A Blister (nonthermal) of unspecified finger, initial encounter
• S60.429D Blister (nonthermal) of unspecified finger, subsequent encounter
• S60.429S Blister (nonthermal) of unspecified finger, sequela
• S60.44 External constriction of fingers (this code)
• S60.440 External constriction of right index finger
• S60.440A External constriction of right index finger, initial encounter
• S60.440D External constriction of right index finger, subsequent encounter
• S60.440S External constriction of right index finger, sequela
• S60.441 External constriction of left index finger