S60.47 — Other superficial bite of fingers

Not billable

Is S60.47 billable?

No — S60.47 is a non-billable header code. S60.47 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 30 billable codes beneath S60.47.

Billable codes under this header

S60.47 at a glance

Code	S60.47
Description	Other superficial bite of fingers
Billable	No — header code
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

How is S60.47 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to S60.47. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

Bite › finger › little › superficial NEC (s) (animal) (human)
Bite › finger › middle › superficial NEC (s) (animal) (human)
Bite › finger › ring › superficial NEC (s) (animal) (human)

Excludes1 — never code together

The conditions below can never be reported together with S60.47 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

open bite of fingers (S61.25-, S61.35-)

Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19

Report an additional code alongside S60.47 to fully describe the condition. S60.47 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 S60.47, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S60.47 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 S60.47, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S60.47 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 S60.47? (10)

How long has S60.47 existed?

S60.47 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.