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ICD-10/S61.55

S61.55 ICD-10-CM Code: Open bite of wrist

Billing Status: NO. This is a clinician non-billable / parent hierarchy grouping in the ICD-10-CM system.

Official Registry Overview & Definition

Open bite of wrist is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S61.55). A more specific billable subcode must be selected for claims submission.

Official Tabular Instructional Notes

Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for S61.55 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.

Inclusion Terms

Alternative terms the tabular list files under this code.

  • Bite of wrist NOS

Excludes1 — Not Coded Here

Conditions generally not reported together with this code (Excludes1) -- an error unless the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Excludes2 — Not Included Here

Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.

Code Also

Additional codes that may be required to fully describe the encounter.

  • any associated wound infection

Change history

No changes recorded for this code — unchanged since the FY2016 baseline of the change ledger.

Verify Before Coding

From the code registry, the Medicare Code Editor, and the MS-DRG Definitions Manual. Check it against a full claim.

Contextual Map

Every relationship of S61.55 in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

Hierarchy

  • S00-T88 — Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88) (S00-T88) [Hierarchy]

Excludes1

  • S60.86 — Insect bite (nonvenomous) of wrist [Excludes1]: “superficial bite of wrist (S60.86-, S60.87-)”
  • S60.87 — Other superficial bite of wrist [Excludes1]: “superficial bite of wrist (S60.86-, S60.87-)”

Referenced by Excludes1 notes

  • S60.87 — Other superficial bite of wrist [Excludes1]: “open bite of wrist (S61.55)”

Referenced by Excludes2 notes

  • S51 — Open wound of elbow and forearm [Excludes2](via S61.-): “open wound of wrist and hand (S61.-)”

Referenced by Use Additional Code instructions

  • S67 — Crushing injury of wrist, hand and fingers [Use Additional Code](via S61.-): “open wound of wrist and hand (S61.-)”

Referenced by Code Also instructions

  • S64 — Injury of nerves at wrist and hand level [Code Also](via S61.-): “any associated open wound (S61.-)”
  • S65 — Injury of blood vessels at wrist and hand level [Code Also](via S61.-): “any associated open wound (S61.-)”
  • S66 — Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at wrist and hand level [Code Also](via S61.-): “any associated open wound (S61.-)”

Nearest codes (40)

  • S61 — Open wound of wrist, hand and fingers [Sibling]
  • S61.529D — Laceration with foreign body of unspecified wrist, subsequent encounter [Sibling]
  • S61.529S — Laceration with foreign body of unspecified wrist, sequela [Sibling]
  • S61.53 — Puncture wound without foreign body of wrist [Sibling]
  • S61.531 — Puncture wound without foreign body of right wrist [Sibling]
  • S61.531A — Puncture wound without foreign body of right wrist, initial encounter [Sibling]
  • S61.531D — Puncture wound without foreign body of right wrist, subsequent encounter [Sibling]
  • S61.531S — Puncture wound without foreign body of right wrist, sequela [Sibling]
  • and 32 more

Referenced by Other Codes

Official ICD-10-CM tabular notes on other codes that name S61.55 or its code family.

1 Excludes1 notes: S60.87.

1 Excludes2 notes: S51 (via S61.-).

1 Use Additional Code instructions: S67 (via S61.-).

3 Code Also instructions: S64 (via S61.-), S65 (via S61.-), S66 (via S61.-).

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance

Can S61.55 be billed directly?

No. S61.55 (Open bite of wrist) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code. A more specific billable subcode must be selected based on clinical documentation.

Does S61.55 require a 7th character?

Yes. The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S61.

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to S61.55 in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • S61.542S — Puncture wound with foreign body of left wrist, sequela
  • S61.549 — Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified wrist
  • S61.549A — Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified wrist, initial encounter
  • S61.549D — Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified wrist, subsequent encounter
  • S61.549S — Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified wrist, sequela
  • S61.551 — Open bite of right wrist
  • S61.551A — Open bite of right wrist, initial encounter
  • S61.551D — Open bite of right wrist, subsequent encounter
  • S61.551S — Open bite of right wrist, sequela
  • S61.552 — Open bite of left wrist

View all codes in the S61 family