S61.5 Open wound of wrist

Non-billable header with 6 child codes.

Applies from S61 Open wound of wrist, hand and fingers

Excludes1 (never code together)

• open fracture of wrist, hand and finger (S62.- with 7th character B)
• traumatic amputation of wrist and hand (S68.-)

Code also

• any associated wound infection

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S61

7th character required

• A — initial encounter
• D — subsequent encounter
• S — sequela

Codes under S61.5

• S61.50 Unspecified open wound of wrist
• S61.51 Laceration without foreign body of wrist
• S61.52 Laceration with foreign body of wrist
• S61.53 Puncture wound without foreign body of wrist
• S61.54 Puncture wound with foreign body of wrist
• S61.55 Open bite of wrist

Code annotations containing back-references to S61.5

Back-references to S61

• Type 2 Excludes: S51 Open wound of elbow and forearm ("open wound of wrist and hand (S61.-)")
• Code Also: S64 Injury of nerves at wrist and hand level ("any associated open wound (S61.-)")
• Code Also: S65 Injury of blood vessels at wrist and hand level ("any associated open wound (S61.-)")
• Code Also: S66 Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at wrist and hand level ("any associated open wound (S61.-)")
• Use Additional: S67 Crushing injury of wrist, hand and fingers ("open wound of wrist and hand (S61.-)")

Nearby codes

• S61.452S Open bite of left hand, sequela
• S61.459 Open bite of unspecified hand
• S61.459A Open bite of unspecified hand, initial encounter
• S61.459D Open bite of unspecified hand, subsequent encounter
• S61.459S Open bite of unspecified hand, sequela
• S61.5 Open wound of wrist (this code)
• S61.50 Unspecified open wound of wrist
• S61.501 Unspecified open wound of right wrist
• S61.501A Unspecified open wound of right wrist, initial encounter
• S61.501D Unspecified open wound of right wrist, subsequent encounter
• S61.501S Unspecified open wound of right wrist, sequela