Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers (S60-S69)

Instructional notes

Official coding guidelines

From the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY 2027 (CMS and NCHS). Links open the PDF at the right page.

Covers 7th character use and coding of injuries, fractures, burns, drug and toxic effects, abuse and neglect, and complications of care (S00-T88).

• Application of 7th Characters in Chapter 19 (page 77)
• Coding of Injuries (page 78)
• Coding of Traumatic Fractures (page 79)
• Coding of Burns and Corrosions (page 80)
• Adverse Effects, Poisoning, Underdosing and Toxic Effects (page 82)
• Adult and child abuse, neglect and other maltreatment (page 85)
• Complications of care (page 85)

Read Section I.C.19 (page 77)

Codes under S60-S69

S60-S69 can't be used on a claim. Pick a billable code below; grey headings group them.

• S60Superficial injury of wrist, hand and fingers
• S61Open wound of wrist, hand and fingers
• S62Fracture at wrist and hand level
• S63Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at wrist and hand level
• S64Injury of nerves at wrist and hand level
• S65Injury of blood vessels at wrist and hand level
• S66Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at wrist and hand level
• S67Crushing injury of wrist, hand and fingers
• S68Traumatic amputation of wrist, hand and fingers
• S69Other and unspecified injuries of wrist, hand and finger(s)

S60-S69 MS-DRGs

This code does not group to an MS-DRG as a principal diagnosis.

Other codes that refer to S60-S69

Notes on these codes point to S60-S69.

• S50-S59 Excludes2: injuries of wrist and hand (S60-S69)

About the condition

Plain-language background from MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine), not coding guidance.