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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

S60.55Superficial foreign body of hand

Not billable — use a more specific codeRequires 7th character

S60.55 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 3 more specific codes beneath it and add the required 7th character.

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About S60.55

S60.55 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for superficial foreign body of hand. It belongs to category S60 (superficial injury of wrist, hand and fingers), block S60-S69 (injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers) and chapter 19 (injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 3 subcodes must be used instead.

Within S60.5 (other superficial injuries of hand), S60.55 is specifically for superficial foreign body of hand. Related codes cover abrasion of hand (S60.51), Blister (nonthermal) of hand (S60.52), external constriction of hand (S60.54), insect bite (nonvenomous) of hand (S60.56) and other superficial bite of hand (S60.57).

Codes in this range require a 7th character: A for initial encounter, D for subsequent encounter and S for sequela. Use placeholder "X" characters to fill any empty positions before the 7th character.

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

7th character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S60

  • Ainitial encounter
  • Dsubsequent encounter
  • Ssequela

Coding notes

Applicable toConditions and synonyms classified to this code
  • Splinter in the hand

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to S60.55.

› From S60.5 Other superficial injuries of hand
Excludes2

Broader instructions also apply from S60-S69 Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers and Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Alphabetic index entries

1 entries

Terms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to S60.55.

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about S60.55

Is S60.55 billable?

No. S60.55 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.