S61.042⚠ Requires 7th Character

Puncture wound with foreign body of left thumb without damage to nail

Puncture wound with foreign body of left thumb without damag…

⚠ 7th Character Required

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

This code is not valid for billing without a 7th character. Append one of the following to S61.042:

Ainitial encounterS61.042ADsubsequent encounterS61.042DSsequelaS61.042S

Also Indexed As(ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index)

These clinical terms, synonyms, and manifestations all map to S61.042 in the official ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index.

Puncture, thumb, left, with, foreign body

Code Hierarchy

┌19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)├S60-S69Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers (S60-S69)├S61Open wound of wrist, hand and fingers
└S61.042Puncture wound with foreign body of left thumb without damag…

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