ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

S61.31Laceration without foreign body of finger with damage to nail

Not billable — use a more specific codeRequires 7th character

S61.31 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 10 more specific codes beneath it and add the required 7th character.Short description: Laceration w/o foreign body of finger with damage to nail

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 S61.31

S61.31 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for laceration without foreign body of finger with damage to nail. It belongs to category S61 (open wound 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 10 subcodes must be used instead.

Within S61.3, choose S61.31 (Laceration without foreign body of finger with damage to nail) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: unspecified open wound of finger with damage to nail (S61.30), laceration with foreign body of finger with damage to nail (S61.32), puncture wound without foreign body of finger with damage to nail (S61.33), puncture wound with foreign body of finger with damage to nail (S61.34) and open bite of finger with damage to nail (S61.35).

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 S61

Ainitial encounter
Dsubsequent encounter
Ssequela

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to S61.31.

› From S61 Open wound of wrist, hand and fingers

Excludes1

open fracture of wrist, hand and finger (S62.- with 7th character B)
traumatic amputation of wrist and hand (S68.-)

Code also

any associated wound infection

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.

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FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
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Common questions about S61.31

Is S61.31 billable?: No. S61.31 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.