ICD-10-CM S61: Open wound of wrist, hand and fingers

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code (2025)

Official Description for S61

Open wound of wrist, hand and fingers

Coding Notes & Guidelines for S61

Excludes1: Not Coded Here
  • open fracture of wrist, hand and finger (S62.- with 7th character B)
  • traumatic amputation of wrist and hand (S68.-)
Excludes1: Not Coded Here

open wound of thumb with damage to nail (S61.1-)

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

superficial bite of thumb (S60.36-, S60.37-)

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

superficial bite of thumb (S60.36-, S60.37-)

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

open wound of finger involving nail (matrix) (S61.3-)

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

superficial bite of finger (S60.46-, S60.47-)

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

superficial bite of finger (S60.46-, S60.47-)

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

superficial bite of hand (S60.56-, S60.57-)

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

superficial bite of wrist (S60.86-, S60.87-)

Excludes2: Not Included Here

open wound of thumb without damage to nail (S61.0-)

Inclusion Terms

Bite of thumb NOS

Inclusion Terms

Bite of thumb with damage to nail NOS

Inclusion Terms

Unspecified open wound of specified finger with unspecified laterality without damage to nail

Inclusion Terms

Laceration without foreign body of specified finger with unspecified laterality without damage to nail

Inclusion Terms

Laceration with foreign body of specified finger with unspecified laterality without damage to nail

Inclusion Terms

Puncture wound without foreign body of specified finger with unspecified laterality without damage to nail

Inclusion Terms

Puncture wound with foreign body of specified finger with unspecified laterality without damage to nail

Inclusion Terms

Bite of finger without damage to nail NOS

Inclusion Terms

Open bite of specified finger with unspecified laterality without damage to nail

Inclusion Terms

Unspecified open wound of specified finger with unspecified laterality with damage to nail

Inclusion Terms

Laceration without foreign body of specified finger with unspecified laterality with damage to nail

Inclusion Terms

Laceration with foreign body of specified finger with unspecified laterality with damage to nail

Inclusion Terms

Puncture wound without foreign body of specified finger with unspecified laterality with damage to nail

Inclusion Terms

Puncture wound with foreign body of specified finger with unspecified laterality with damage to nail

Inclusion Terms

Bite of finger with damage to nail NOS

Inclusion Terms

Open bite of specified finger with unspecified laterality with damage to nail

Inclusion Terms

Bite of hand NOS

Inclusion Terms

Bite of wrist NOS

Code Also

any associated wound infection

7th Character Guidance

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

7th Character Definitions
  • A: initial encounter
  • D: subsequent encounter
  • S: sequela

Child Codes (More Specific Codes for S61):

S61.0 - Open wound of thumb without damage to nail S61.00 - Unspecified open wound of thumb without damage to nail S61.001 - Unspecified open wound of right thumb without damage to nail S61.002 - Unspecified open wound of left thumb without damage to nail S61.009 - Unspecified open wound of unspecified thumb without damage to nail S61.01 - Laceration without foreign body of thumb without damage to nail S61.011 - Laceration without foreign body of right thumb without damage to nail S61.012 - Laceration without foreign body of left thumb without damage to nail S61.019 - Laceration without foreign body of unspecified thumb without damage to nail S61.02 - Laceration with foreign body of thumb without damage to nail S61.021 - Laceration with foreign body of right thumb without damage to nail S61.022 - Laceration with foreign body of left thumb without damage to nail S61.029 - Laceration with foreign body of unspecified thumb without damage to nail S61.03 - Puncture wound without foreign body of thumb without damage to nail S61.031 - Puncture wound without foreign body of right thumb without damage to nail S61.032 - Puncture wound without foreign body of left thumb without damage to nail S61.039 - Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified thumb without damage to nail S61.04 - Puncture wound with foreign body of thumb without damage to nail S61.041 - Puncture wound with foreign body of right thumb without damage to nail S61.042 - Puncture wound with foreign body of left thumb without damage to nail S61.049 - Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified thumb without damage to nail S61.05 - Open bite of thumb without damage to nail S61.051 - Open bite of right thumb without damage to nail S61.052 - Open bite of left thumb without damage to nail S61.059 - Open bite of unspecified thumb without damage to nail S61.1 - Open wound of thumb with damage to nail S61.10 - Unspecified open wound of thumb with damage to nail S61.101 - Unspecified open wound of right thumb with damage to nail S61.102 - Unspecified open wound of left thumb with damage to nail S61.109 - Unspecified open wound of unspecified thumb with damage to nail S61.11 - Laceration without foreign body of thumb with damage to nail S61.111 - Laceration without foreign body of right thumb with damage to nail S61.112 - Laceration without foreign body of left thumb with damage to nail S61.119 - Laceration without foreign body of unspecified thumb with damage to nail S61.12 - Laceration with foreign body of thumb with damage to nail S61.121 - Laceration with foreign body of right thumb with damage to nail S61.122 - Laceration with foreign body of left thumb with damage to nail S61.129 - Laceration with foreign body of unspecified thumb with damage to nail S61.13 - Puncture wound without foreign body of thumb with damage to nail S61.131 - Puncture wound without foreign body of right thumb with damage to nail S61.132 - Puncture wound without foreign body of left thumb with damage to nail S61.139 - Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified thumb with damage to nail S61.14 - Puncture wound with foreign body of thumb with damage to nail S61.141 - Puncture wound with foreign body of right thumb with damage to nail S61.142 - Puncture wound with foreign body of left thumb with damage to nail S61.149 - Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified thumb with damage to nail S61.15 - Open bite of thumb with damage to nail S61.151 - Open bite of right thumb with damage to nail S61.152 - Open bite of left thumb with damage to nail S61.159 - Open bite of unspecified thumb with damage to nail S61.2 - Open wound of other finger without damage to nail S61.20 - Unspecified open wound of other finger without damage to nail S61.200 - Unspecified open wound of right index finger without damage to nail S61.201 - Unspecified open wound of left index finger without damage to nail S61.202 - Unspecified open wound of right middle finger without damage to nail S61.203 - Unspecified open wound of left middle finger without damage to nail S61.204 - Unspecified open wound of right ring finger without damage to nail S61.205 - Unspecified open wound of left ring finger without damage to nail S61.206 - Unspecified open wound of right little finger without damage to nail S61.207 - Unspecified open wound of left little finger without damage to nail S61.208 - Unspecified open wound of other finger without damage to nail S61.209 - Unspecified open wound of unspecified finger without damage to nail S61.21 - Laceration without foreign body of finger without damage to nail S61.210 - Laceration without foreign body of right index finger without damage to nail S61.211 - Laceration without foreign body of left index finger without damage to nail S61.212 - Laceration without foreign body of right middle finger without damage to nail S61.213 - Laceration without foreign body of left middle finger without damage to nail S61.214 - Laceration without foreign body of right ring finger without damage to nail S61.215 - Laceration without foreign body of left ring finger without damage to nail S61.216 - Laceration without foreign body of right little finger without damage to nail S61.217 - Laceration without foreign body of left little finger without damage to nail S61.218 - Laceration without foreign body of other finger without damage to nail S61.219 - Laceration without foreign body of unspecified finger without damage to nail S61.22 - Laceration with foreign body of finger without damage to nail S61.220 - Laceration with foreign body of right index finger without damage to nail S61.221 - Laceration with foreign body of left index finger without damage to nail S61.222 - Laceration with foreign body of right middle finger without damage to nail S61.223 - Laceration with foreign body of left middle finger without damage to nail S61.224 - Laceration with foreign body of right ring finger without damage to nail S61.225 - Laceration with foreign body of left ring finger without damage to nail S61.226 - Laceration with foreign body of right little finger without damage to nail S61.227 - Laceration with foreign body of left little finger without damage to nail S61.228 - Laceration with foreign body of other finger without damage to nail S61.229 - Laceration with foreign body of unspecified finger without damage to nail S61.23 - Puncture wound without foreign body of finger without damage to nail S61.230 - Puncture wound without foreign body of right index finger without damage to nail S61.231 - Puncture wound without foreign body of left index finger without damage to nail S61.232 - Puncture wound without foreign body of right middle finger without damage to nail S61.233 - Puncture wound without foreign body of left middle finger without damage to nail S61.234 - Puncture wound without foreign body of right ring finger without damage to nail S61.235 - Puncture wound without foreign body of left ring finger without damage to nail S61.236 - Puncture wound without foreign body of right little finger without damage to nail S61.237 - Puncture wound without foreign body of left little finger without damage to nail S61.238 - Puncture wound without foreign body of other finger without damage to nail S61.239 - Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified finger without damage to nail S61.24 - Puncture wound with foreign body of finger without damage to nail S61.240 - Puncture wound with foreign body of right index finger without damage to nail S61.241 - Puncture wound with foreign body of left index finger without damage to nail S61.242 - Puncture wound with foreign body of right middle finger without damage to nail S61.243 - Puncture wound with foreign body of left middle finger without damage to nail S61.244 - Puncture wound with foreign body of right ring finger without damage to nail S61.245 - Puncture wound with foreign body of left ring finger without damage to nail S61.246 - Puncture wound with foreign body of right little finger without damage to nail S61.247 - Puncture wound with foreign body of left little finger without damage to nail S61.248 - Puncture wound with foreign body of other finger without damage to nail S61.249 - Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified finger without damage to nail S61.25 - Open bite of finger without damage to nail S61.250 - Open bite of right index finger without damage to nail S61.251 - Open bite of left index finger without damage to nail S61.252 - Open bite of right middle finger without damage to nail S61.253 - Open bite of left middle finger without damage to nail S61.254 - Open bite of right ring finger without damage to nail S61.255 - Open bite of left ring finger without damage to nail S61.256 - Open bite of right little finger without damage to nail S61.257 - Open bite of left little finger without damage to nail S61.258 - Open bite of other finger without damage to nail S61.259 - Open bite of unspecified finger without damage to nail S61.3 - Open wound of other finger with damage to nail S61.30 - Unspecified open wound of finger with damage to nail S61.300 - Unspecified open wound of right index finger with damage to nail S61.301 - Unspecified open wound of left index finger with damage to nail S61.302 - Unspecified open wound of right middle finger with damage to nail S61.303 - Unspecified open wound of left middle finger with damage to nail S61.304 - Unspecified open wound of right ring finger with damage to nail S61.305 - Unspecified open wound of left ring finger with damage to nail S61.306 - Unspecified open wound of right little finger with damage to nail S61.307 - Unspecified open wound of left little finger with damage to nail S61.308 - Unspecified open wound of other finger with damage to nail S61.309 - Unspecified open wound of unspecified finger with damage to nail S61.31 - Laceration without foreign body of finger with damage to nail S61.310 - Laceration without foreign body of right index finger with damage to nail S61.311 - Laceration without foreign body of left index finger with damage to nail S61.312 - Laceration without foreign body of right middle finger with damage to nail S61.313 - Laceration without foreign body of left middle finger with damage to nail S61.314 - Laceration without foreign body of right ring finger with damage to nail S61.315 - Laceration without foreign body of left ring finger with damage to nail S61.316 - Laceration without foreign body of right little finger with damage to nail S61.317 - Laceration without foreign body of left little finger with damage to nail S61.318 - Laceration without foreign body of other finger with damage to nail S61.319 - Laceration without foreign body of unspecified finger with damage to nail S61.32 - Laceration with foreign body of finger with damage to nail S61.320 - Laceration with foreign body of right index finger with damage to nail S61.321 - Laceration with foreign body of left index finger with damage to nail S61.322 - Laceration with foreign body of right middle finger with damage to nail S61.323 - Laceration with foreign body of left middle finger with damage to nail S61.324 - Laceration with foreign body of right ring finger with damage to nail S61.325 - Laceration with foreign body of left ring finger with damage to nail S61.326 - Laceration with foreign body of right little finger with damage to nail S61.327 - Laceration with foreign body of left little finger with damage to nail S61.328 - Laceration with foreign body of other finger with damage to nail S61.329 - Laceration with foreign body of unspecified finger with damage to nail S61.33 - Puncture wound without foreign body of finger with damage to nail S61.330 - Puncture wound without foreign body of right index finger with damage to nail S61.331 - Puncture wound without foreign body of left index finger with damage to nail S61.332 - Puncture wound without foreign body of right middle finger with damage to nail S61.333 - Puncture wound without foreign body of left middle finger with damage to nail S61.334 - Puncture wound without foreign body of right ring finger with damage to nail S61.335 - Puncture wound without foreign body of left ring finger with damage to nail S61.336 - Puncture wound without foreign body of right little finger with damage to nail S61.337 - Puncture wound without foreign body of left little finger with damage to nail S61.338 - Puncture wound without foreign body of other finger with damage to nail S61.339 - Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified finger with damage to nail S61.34 - Puncture wound with foreign body of finger with damage to nail S61.340 - Puncture wound with foreign body of right index finger with damage to nail S61.341 - Puncture wound with foreign body of left index finger with damage to nail S61.342 - Puncture wound with foreign body of right middle finger with damage to nail S61.343 - Puncture wound with foreign body of left middle finger with damage to nail S61.344 - Puncture wound with foreign body of right ring finger with damage to nail S61.345 - Puncture wound with foreign body of left ring finger with damage to nail S61.346 - Puncture wound with foreign body of right little finger with damage to nail S61.347 - Puncture wound with foreign body of left little finger with damage to nail S61.348 - Puncture wound with foreign body of other finger with damage to nail S61.349 - Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified finger with damage to nail S61.35 - Open bite of finger with damage to nail S61.350 - Open bite of right index finger with damage to nail S61.351 - Open bite of left index finger with damage to nail S61.352 - Open bite of right middle finger with damage to nail S61.353 - Open bite of left middle finger with damage to nail S61.354 - Open bite of right ring finger with damage to nail S61.355 - Open bite of left ring finger with damage to nail S61.356 - Open bite of right little finger with damage to nail S61.357 - Open bite of left little finger with damage to nail S61.358 - Open bite of other finger with damage to nail S61.359 - Open bite of unspecified finger with damage to nail S61.4 - Open wound of hand S61.40 - Unspecified open wound of hand S61.401 - Unspecified open wound of right hand S61.402 - Unspecified open wound of left hand S61.409 - Unspecified open wound of unspecified hand S61.41 - Laceration without foreign body of hand S61.411 - Laceration without foreign body of right hand S61.412 - Laceration without foreign body of left hand S61.419 - Laceration without foreign body of unspecified hand S61.42 - Laceration with foreign body of hand S61.421 - Laceration with foreign body of right hand S61.422 - Laceration with foreign body of left hand S61.429 - Laceration with foreign body of unspecified hand S61.43 - Puncture wound without foreign body of hand S61.431 - Puncture wound without foreign body of right hand S61.432 - Puncture wound without foreign body of left hand S61.439 - Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified hand S61.44 - Puncture wound with foreign body of hand S61.441 - Puncture wound with foreign body of right hand S61.442 - Puncture wound with foreign body of left hand S61.449 - Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified hand S61.45 - Open bite of hand S61.451 - Open bite of right hand S61.452 - Open bite of left hand S61.459 - Open bite of unspecified hand S61.5 - Open wound of wrist S61.50 - Unspecified open wound of wrist S61.501 - Unspecified open wound of right wrist S61.502 - Unspecified open wound of left wrist S61.509 - Unspecified open wound of unspecified wrist S61.51 - Laceration without foreign body of wrist S61.511 - Laceration without foreign body of right wrist S61.512 - Laceration without foreign body of left wrist S61.519 - Laceration without foreign body of unspecified wrist S61.52 - Laceration with foreign body of wrist S61.521 - Laceration with foreign body of right wrist S61.522 - Laceration with foreign body of left wrist S61.529 - Laceration with foreign body of unspecified wrist S61.53 - Puncture wound without foreign body of wrist S61.531 - Puncture wound without foreign body of right wrist S61.532 - Puncture wound without foreign body of left wrist S61.539 - Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified wrist S61.54 - Puncture wound with foreign body of wrist S61.541 - Puncture wound with foreign body of right wrist S61.542 - Puncture wound with foreign body of left wrist S61.549 - Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified wrist S61.55 - Open bite of wrist S61.551 - Open bite of right wrist S61.552 - Open bite of left wrist S61.559 - Open bite of unspecified wrist

About ICD-10-CM Code S61 (Open wound of wrist)

ICD-10-CM code S61 is a billable or specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2025 edition of ICD-10-CM S61 became effective on October 1, 2024.

This page provides detailed information about S61 - Open wound of wrist, hand and fingers. It includes common terminology, coding guidelines such as "Includes," "Excludes1," and "Excludes2" notes, and information on required 7th characters. Utilizing this information correctly is essential for accurate medical coding and claims submission for conditions like Open wound of wrist related to hand and fingers.