S60.57 Other superficial bite of hand

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Excludes1 (never code together)

• open bite of hand (S61.45-)

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 S60.57

• S60.571 Other superficial bite of hand of right hand
• S60.572 Other superficial bite of hand of left hand
• S60.579 Other superficial bite of hand of unspecified hand

Code annotations containing back-references to S60.57

Back-references to S60.57

• 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 S60.57

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

Nearby codes

• S60.562S Insect bite (nonvenomous) of left hand, sequela
• S60.569 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of unspecified hand
• S60.569A Insect bite (nonvenomous) of unspecified hand, initial encounter
• S60.569D Insect bite (nonvenomous) of unspecified hand, subsequent encounter
• S60.569S Insect bite (nonvenomous) of unspecified hand, sequela
• S60.57 Other superficial bite of hand (this code)
• S60.571 Other superficial bite of hand of right hand
• S60.571A Other superficial bite of hand of right hand, initial encounter
• S60.571D Other superficial bite of hand of right hand, subsequent encounter
• S60.571S Other superficial bite of hand of right hand, sequela
• S60.572 Other superficial bite of hand of left hand