Open bite of other finger with damage to nail, subs encntr

Open bite of other finger with damage to nail, subsequent encounter

📋Clinical Description

This code signifies an open wound on a finger other than the thumb, index, or little finger, where the injury also involves damage to the nail structure. This could include a laceration, avulsion, or puncture wound that has broken the skin and affected the nail plate, nail bed, or surrounding nail folds.

🎯When to Use

Apply this code for follow-up encounters, such as wound care, dressing changes, or monitoring for infection, after the initial treatment of an open bite to a finger (excluding the thumb, index, or little finger) that also damaged the nail. It is used when the patient is seen for continued care of the healing injury.

💡Coding Tips

Ensure the encounter is for subsequent care, not the initial treatment.
Verify the specific finger involved is not the thumb, index, or little finger.
Confirm documentation explicitly states damage to the nail in addition to the open bite.

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Code Hierarchy

▲S61.358Open bite of other finger with damage to nail

S61.358D(current)

Crosswalks

V58.89ApproxICD-9

Same Category

S61Open wound of wrist, hand and fingers S61.0Open wound of thumb without damage to nail S61.00Unspecified open wound of thumb without damage to nail S61.001Unspecified open wound of right thumb without damage to nail S61.001A