ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
S61.34Puncture wound with foreign body of finger with damage to nail
S61.34 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: Puncture wound w 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 S61.34
S61.34 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for puncture wound with 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 (open wound of other finger with damage to nail), S61.34 is specifically for puncture wound with foreign body of finger with damage to nail. Related codes cover unspecified open wound of finger with damage to nail (S61.30), laceration without foreign body of finger with damage to nail (S61.31), 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) 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
- 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
- Ainitial encounter
- Dsubsequent encounter
- Ssequela
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to S61.34.
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.
Code history
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- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about S61.34
Is S61.34 billable?
- No. S61.34 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.