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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

S61.5Open wound of wrist

Not billable — use a more specific codeRequires 7th character

S61.5 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 6 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 S61.5

S61.5 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for open wound of wrist. 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 6 subcodes must be used instead.

Within S61 (open wound of wrist, hand and fingers), S61.5 is specifically for open wound of wrist. Related codes cover thumb without damage to nail (S61.0), thumb with damage to nail (S61.1), other finger without damage to nail (S61.2), other finger with damage to nail (S61.3) and hand (S61.4).

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 S61.5.

› 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.

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 S61.5

Is S61.5 billable?

No. S61.5 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.