S60.459 — Superficial foreign body of unspecified finger

Not billable

Is S60.459 billable?

No — S60.459 is a non-billable header code. S60.459 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 3 billable codes beneath S60.459.

Billable codes under this header

S60.459 at a glance

Code	S60.459
Description	Superficial foreign body of unspecified finger
Billable	No — header code
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

How is S60.459 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to S60.459. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

Foreign body › superficial, without open wound › finger

Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19

Report an additional code alongside S60.459 to fully describe the condition. S60.459 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 S60.459, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S60.459 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 S60.459, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S60.459 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 S60.459? (3)

How long has S60.459 existed?

S60.459 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.