S60.5 Other superficial injuries of hand

Non-billable header with 6 child codes.

Excludes2 (not included here)

• superficial injuries of fingers (S60.3-, S60.4-)

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 S60.5

• S60.51 Abrasion of hand
• S60.52 Blister (nonthermal) of hand
• S60.54 External constriction of hand
• S60.55 Superficial foreign body of hand
• S60.56 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of hand
• S60.57 Other superficial bite of hand

Code annotations containing back-references to S60.5

Back-references to S60

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

Nearby codes

• S60.478S Other superficial bite of other finger, sequela
• S60.479 Other superficial bite of unspecified finger
• S60.479A Other superficial bite of unspecified finger, initial encounter
• S60.479D Other superficial bite of unspecified finger, subsequent encounter
• S60.479S Other superficial bite of unspecified finger, sequela
• S60.5 Other superficial injuries of hand (this code)
• S60.51 Abrasion of hand
• S60.511 Abrasion of right hand
• S60.511A Abrasion of right hand, initial encounter
• S60.511D Abrasion of right hand, subsequent encounter
• S60.511S Abrasion of right hand, sequela