S60.45 Superficial foreign body of fingers

Non-billable header with 10 child codes.

Applicable to

• Splinter in the finger(s)

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 S60.45

• S60.450 Superficial foreign body of right index finger
• S60.451 Superficial foreign body of left index finger
• S60.452 Superficial foreign body of right middle finger
• S60.453 Superficial foreign body of left middle finger
• S60.454 Superficial foreign body of right ring finger
• S60.455 Superficial foreign body of left ring finger
• S60.456 Superficial foreign body of right little finger
• S60.457 Superficial foreign body of left little finger
• S60.458 Superficial foreign body of other finger
• S60.459 Superficial foreign body of unspecified finger

Code annotations containing back-references to S60.45

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 S60.45

• Foreign body › superficial, without open wound › finger (s) › index
• Foreign body › superficial, without open wound › finger (s) › little
• Foreign body › superficial, without open wound › finger (s) › middle
• Foreign body › superficial, without open wound › finger (s) › ring

Nearby codes

• S60.448S External constriction of other finger, sequela
• S60.449 External constriction of unspecified finger
• S60.449A External constriction of unspecified finger, initial encounter
• S60.449D External constriction of unspecified finger, subsequent encounter
• S60.449S External constriction of unspecified finger, sequela
• S60.45 Superficial foreign body of fingers (this code)
• S60.450 Superficial foreign body of right index finger
• S60.450A Superficial foreign body of right index finger, initial encounter
• S60.450D Superficial foreign body of right index finger, subsequent encounter
• S60.450S Superficial foreign body of right index finger, sequela
• S60.451 Superficial foreign body of left index finger