S60.56 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of hand

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

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

Applies from S60.5 Other superficial injuries of hand

Excludes2 (not included here)

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

Codes under S60.56

• S60.561 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of right hand
• S60.562 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of left hand
• S60.569 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of unspecified hand

Code annotations containing back-references to S60.56

Back-references to S60.56

• Type 1 Excludes: S61.45 Open bite of hand ("superficial bite of hand (S60.56-, S60.57-)")

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 S60.56

• Bite (s) (animal) (human) › hand › superficial NEC › insect

Nearby codes

• S60.552S Superficial foreign body of left hand, sequela
• S60.559 Superficial foreign body of unspecified hand
• S60.559A Superficial foreign body of unspecified hand, initial encounter
• S60.559D Superficial foreign body of unspecified hand, subsequent encounter
• S60.559S Superficial foreign body of unspecified hand, sequela
• S60.56 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of hand (this code)
• S60.561 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of right hand
• S60.561A Insect bite (nonvenomous) of right hand, initial encounter
• S60.561D Insect bite (nonvenomous) of right hand, subsequent encounter
• S60.561S Insect bite (nonvenomous) of right hand, sequela
• S60.562 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of left hand