ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
S61Open wound of wrist, hand and fingers
Not billable — use a more specific code
S61 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 6 more specific codes beneath it.
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 S61
S61 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for open wound of wrist, hand and fingers. It belongs to 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 6 subcodes must be used instead.
To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: S61.0 (nail), S61.1 (nail), S61.2 (nail), S61.3 (nail), S61.4 (hand) and S61.5 (wrist).
Don't report S61 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: open fracture of wrist, hand and finger (S62.- with 7th character B) and traumatic amputation of wrist and hand (S68.-).
It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.
Specific codes under S61
- S61.0Open wound of thumb without damage to nail
- S61.00Unspecified open wound of thumb without damage to nail
- S61.01Laceration without foreign body of thumb without damage to nail
- S61.02Laceration with foreign body of thumb without damage to nail
- S61.03Puncture wound without foreign body of thumb without damage to nail
- S61.04Puncture wound with foreign body of thumb without damage to nail
- S61.05Open bite of thumb without damage to nail
- S61.1Open wound of thumb with damage to nail
- S61.10Unspecified open wound of thumb with damage to nail
- S61.11Laceration without foreign body of thumb with damage to nail
- S61.12Laceration with foreign body of thumb with damage to nail
- S61.13Puncture wound without foreign body of thumb with damage to nail
- S61.14Puncture wound with foreign body of thumb with damage to nail
- S61.15Open bite of thumb with damage to nail
- S61.2Open wound of other finger without damage to nail
- S61.20Unspecified open wound of other finger without damage to nail
- S61.200Unspecified open wound of right index finger without damage to nail
- S61.201Unspecified open wound of left index finger without damage to nail
- S61.202Unspecified open wound of right middle finger without damage to nail
- S61.203Unspecified open wound of left middle finger without damage to nail
- S61.204Unspecified open wound of right ring finger without damage to nail
- S61.205Unspecified open wound of left ring finger without damage to nail
- S61.206Unspecified open wound of right little finger without damage to nail
- S61.207Unspecified open wound of left little finger without damage to nail
- S61.208Unspecified open wound of other finger without damage to nail
- S61.209Unspecified open wound of unspecified finger without damage to nail
- S61.21Laceration without foreign body of finger without damage to nail
- S61.210Laceration without foreign body of right index finger without damage to nail
- S61.211Laceration without foreign body of left index finger without damage to nail
- S61.212Laceration without foreign body of right middle finger without damage to nail
- S61.213Laceration without foreign body of left middle finger without damage to nail
- S61.214Laceration without foreign body of right ring finger without damage to nail
- S61.215Laceration without foreign body of left ring finger without damage to nail
- S61.216Laceration without foreign body of right little finger without damage to nail
- S61.217Laceration without foreign body of left little finger without damage to nail
- S61.218Laceration without foreign body of other finger without damage to nail
- S61.219Laceration without foreign body of unspecified finger without damage to nail
- S61.22Laceration with foreign body of finger without damage to nail
- S61.220Laceration with foreign body of right index finger without damage to nail
- S61.221Laceration with foreign body of left index finger without damage to nail
- S61.222Laceration with foreign body of right middle finger without damage to nail
- S61.223Laceration with foreign body of left middle finger without damage to nail
- S61.224Laceration with foreign body of right ring finger without damage to nail
- S61.225Laceration with foreign body of left ring finger without damage to nail
- S61.226Laceration with foreign body of right little finger without damage to nail
- S61.227Laceration with foreign body of left little finger without damage to nail
- S61.228Laceration with foreign body of other finger without damage to nail
- S61.229Laceration with foreign body of unspecified finger without damage to nail
- S61.23Puncture wound without foreign body of finger without damage to nail
- S61.230Puncture wound without foreign body of right index finger without damage to nail
- S61.231Puncture wound without foreign body of left index finger without damage to nail
- S61.232Puncture wound without foreign body of right middle finger without damage to nail
- S61.233Puncture wound without foreign body of left middle finger without damage to nail
- S61.234Puncture wound without foreign body of right ring finger without damage to nail
- S61.235Puncture wound without foreign body of left ring finger without damage to nail
- S61.236Puncture wound without foreign body of right little finger without damage to nail
- S61.237Puncture wound without foreign body of left little finger without damage to nail
- S61.238Puncture wound without foreign body of other finger without damage to nail
- S61.239Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified finger without damage to nail
- S61.24Puncture wound with foreign body of finger without damage to nail
- S61.240Puncture wound with foreign body of right index finger without damage to nail
- S61.241Puncture wound with foreign body of left index finger without damage to nail
- S61.242Puncture wound with foreign body of right middle finger without damage to nail
- S61.243Puncture wound with foreign body of left middle finger without damage to nail
- S61.244Puncture wound with foreign body of right ring finger without damage to nail
- S61.245Puncture wound with foreign body of left ring finger without damage to nail
- S61.246Puncture wound with foreign body of right little finger without damage to nail
- S61.247Puncture wound with foreign body of left little finger without damage to nail
- S61.248Puncture wound with foreign body of other finger without damage to nail
- S61.249Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified finger without damage to nail
- S61.25Open bite of finger without damage to nail
- S61.250Open bite of right index finger without damage to nail
- S61.251Open bite of left index finger without damage to nail
- S61.252Open bite of right middle finger without damage to nail
- S61.253Open bite of left middle finger without damage to nail
- S61.254Open bite of right ring finger without damage to nail
- S61.255Open bite of left ring finger without damage to nail
- S61.256Open bite of right little finger without damage to nail
- S61.257Open bite of left little finger without damage to nail
- S61.258Open bite of other finger without damage to nail
- S61.259Open bite of unspecified finger without damage to nail
- S61.20Unspecified open wound of other finger without damage to nail
- S61.3Open wound of other finger with damage to nail
- S61.30Unspecified open wound of finger with damage to nail
- S61.300Unspecified open wound of right index finger with damage to nail
- S61.301Unspecified open wound of left index finger with damage to nail
- S61.302Unspecified open wound of right middle finger with damage to nail
- S61.303Unspecified open wound of left middle finger with damage to nail
- S61.304Unspecified open wound of right ring finger with damage to nail
- S61.305Unspecified open wound of left ring finger with damage to nail
- S61.306Unspecified open wound of right little finger with damage to nail
- S61.307Unspecified open wound of left little finger with damage to nail
- S61.308Unspecified open wound of other finger with damage to nail
- S61.309Unspecified open wound of unspecified finger with damage to nail
- S61.31Laceration without foreign body of finger with damage to nail
- S61.310Laceration without foreign body of right index finger with damage to nail
- S61.311Laceration without foreign body of left index finger with damage to nail
- S61.312Laceration without foreign body of right middle finger with damage to nail
- S61.313Laceration without foreign body of left middle finger with damage to nail
- S61.314Laceration without foreign body of right ring finger with damage to nail
- S61.315Laceration without foreign body of left ring finger with damage to nail
- S61.316Laceration without foreign body of right little finger with damage to nail
- S61.317Laceration without foreign body of left little finger with damage to nail
- S61.318Laceration without foreign body of other finger with damage to nail
- S61.319Laceration without foreign body of unspecified finger with damage to nail
- S61.32Laceration with foreign body of finger with damage to nail
- S61.320Laceration with foreign body of right index finger with damage to nail
- S61.321Laceration with foreign body of left index finger with damage to nail
- S61.322Laceration with foreign body of right middle finger with damage to nail
- S61.323Laceration with foreign body of left middle finger with damage to nail
- S61.324Laceration with foreign body of right ring finger with damage to nail
- S61.325Laceration with foreign body of left ring finger with damage to nail
- S61.326Laceration with foreign body of right little finger with damage to nail
- S61.327Laceration with foreign body of left little finger with damage to nail
- S61.328Laceration with foreign body of other finger with damage to nail
- S61.329Laceration with foreign body of unspecified finger with damage to nail
- S61.33Puncture wound without foreign body of finger with damage to nail
- S61.330Puncture wound without foreign body of right index finger with damage to nail
- S61.331Puncture wound without foreign body of left index finger with damage to nail
- S61.332Puncture wound without foreign body of right middle finger with damage to nail
- S61.333Puncture wound without foreign body of left middle finger with damage to nail
- S61.334Puncture wound without foreign body of right ring finger with damage to nail
- S61.335Puncture wound without foreign body of left ring finger with damage to nail
- S61.336Puncture wound without foreign body of right little finger with damage to nail
- S61.337Puncture wound without foreign body of left little finger with damage to nail
- S61.338Puncture wound without foreign body of other finger with damage to nail
- S61.339Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified finger with damage to nail
- S61.34Puncture wound with foreign body of finger with damage to nail
- S61.340Puncture wound with foreign body of right index finger with damage to nail
- S61.341Puncture wound with foreign body of left index finger with damage to nail
- S61.342Puncture wound with foreign body of right middle finger with damage to nail
- S61.343Puncture wound with foreign body of left middle finger with damage to nail
- S61.344Puncture wound with foreign body of right ring finger with damage to nail
- S61.345Puncture wound with foreign body of left ring finger with damage to nail
- S61.346Puncture wound with foreign body of right little finger with damage to nail
- S61.347Puncture wound with foreign body of left little finger with damage to nail
- S61.348Puncture wound with foreign body of other finger with damage to nail
- S61.349Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified finger with damage to nail
- S61.35Open bite of finger with damage to nail
- S61.350Open bite of right index finger with damage to nail
- S61.351Open bite of left index finger with damage to nail
- S61.352Open bite of right middle finger with damage to nail
- S61.353Open bite of left middle finger with damage to nail
- S61.354Open bite of right ring finger with damage to nail
- S61.355Open bite of left ring finger with damage to nail
- S61.356Open bite of right little finger with damage to nail
- S61.357Open bite of left little finger with damage to nail
- S61.358Open bite of other finger with damage to nail
- S61.359Open bite of unspecified finger with damage to nail
- S61.30Unspecified open wound of finger with damage to nail
- S61.4Open wound of hand
- S61.5Open wound of wrist
Coding notes
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to S61.
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.
Codes whose notes reference S61
Code history
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
- 2025
- 2026
- 2027
- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about S61
Is S61 billable?
- No. S61 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.