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S64.49 ICD-10-CM Code: Injury of digital nerve of other finger

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

Official Registry Overview & Definition

Injury of digital nerve of other finger is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S64.49). A more specific billable subcode must be selected for claims submission.

Official Tabular Instructional Notes

Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for S64.49 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.

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 open wound (S61.-)

Frequently Compared Codes

The official Excludes notes on S64.49 name these codes. Each comparison page covers when the two can — or must not — be reported together.

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.

Relationships & Classification

Official ICD-10-CM tabular notes on other codes that name S64.49 or its code family.

1 Excludes2 notes: S54 (via S64.-).

Contextual Map

Every relationship of S64.49 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]

Referenced by Excludes2 notes

  • S54 — Injury of nerves at forearm level [Excludes2](via S64.-): “injury of nerves at wrist and hand level (S64.-)” · check together

Nearest codes (40)

  • S64 — Injury of nerves at wrist and hand level [Sibling]
  • S64.22XD — Injury of radial nerve at wrist and hand level of left arm, subsequent encounter [Sibling]
  • S64.22XS — Injury of radial nerve at wrist and hand level of left arm, sequela [Sibling]
  • S64.3 — Injury of digital nerve of thumb [Sibling]
  • S64.30 — Injury of digital nerve of unspecified thumb [Sibling]
  • S64.30XA — Injury of digital nerve of unspecified thumb, initial encounter [Sibling]
  • S64.30XD — Injury of digital nerve of unspecified thumb, subsequent encounter [Sibling]
  • S64.30XS — Injury of digital nerve of unspecified thumb, sequela [Sibling]
  • and 32 more

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance

Can S64.49 be billed directly?

No. S64.49 (Injury of digital nerve of other finger) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code. A more specific billable subcode must be selected based on clinical documentation.

Does S64.49 require a 7th character?

Yes. The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S64.

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to S64.49 in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • S64.4 — Injury of digital nerve of other and unspecified finger
  • S64.40 — Injury of digital nerve of unspecified finger
  • S64.40XA — Injury of digital nerve of unspecified finger, initial encounter
  • S64.40XD — Injury of digital nerve of unspecified finger, subsequent encounter
  • S64.40XS — Injury of digital nerve of unspecified finger, sequela
  • S64.490 — Injury of digital nerve of right index finger
  • S64.490A — Injury of digital nerve of right index finger, initial encounter
  • S64.490D — Injury of digital nerve of right index finger, subsequent encounter
  • S64.490S — Injury of digital nerve of right index finger, sequela
  • S64.491 — Injury of digital nerve of left index finger

View all codes in the S64 family