S60 — Superficial injury of wrist, hand and fingers

Not billable

Is S60 billable?

No — S60 is a non-billable header code. S60 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 60 billable codes beneath S60.

Billable codes under this header

S60 at a glance

Code	S60
Description	Superficial injury of wrist, hand and fingers
Billable	No — header code
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19

Report an additional code alongside S60 to fully describe the condition. S60 is sequenced first.

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 19

The conditions below are not part of S60, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S60 and the excluded code may both be reported.

birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S60-S69

The conditions below are not part of S60, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S60 and the excluded code may both be reported.

burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
frostbite (T33-T34)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

What codes fall under S60? (8)

How long has S60 existed?

S60 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.

Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.