S60.871A (Other superficial bite of right wrist, initial encounter) compared with S60.871S (Other superficial bite of right wrist, sequela), from the official CMS tabular data. S60.871A and S60.871S code the same injury at a different phase of treatment.
Same underlying diagnosis, different encounter phase.
The 7th character records the phase of care for the encounter being coded, so a single encounter takes one of these characters, not several. Review whether both phases belong on the same episode of care.
Source: ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.C.19.a
Same injury, other encounter phase. S60.871A and S60.871S code the same injury at a different phase of treatment, set by the 7th character.
The 7th character records the type of care given at the encounter being coded (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.C.19.a), so one encounter takes one of these, not both.
| S60.871AOther superficial bite of right wrist, initial encounter | S60.871SOther superficial bite of right wrist, sequela | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Billable |
| Classification | S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88) | S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88) |
| Definition | Other superficial bite of right wrist, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S60.871A). | Other superficial bite of right wrist, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S60.871S). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S60 | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S60 |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources