Superficial foreign body of other finger
Requires 7th character
S60.458 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.
Inclusion terms
Applicable to
- Superficial foreign body of specified finger with unspecified laterality
Includes (from S60)
- Note: Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
- Note: The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
7th character
This code requires a 7th character (defined at S60). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.
| Character | Meaning |
|---|---|
| A | initial encounter |
| D | subsequent encounter |
| S | sequela |
Also known as
- Superficial foreign body of specified finger with unspecified laterality
Parent code
- S60.45Superficial foreign body of fingersNeeds 7th char
More specific codes S60.458
Related codes
- S60.450Superficial foreign body of right index fingerNeeds 7th char
- S60.451Superficial foreign body of left index fingerNeeds 7th char
- S60.452Superficial foreign body of right middle fingerNeeds 7th char
- S60.453Superficial foreign body of left middle fingerNeeds 7th char
- S60.454Superficial foreign body of right ring fingerNeeds 7th char
- S60.455Superficial foreign body of left ring fingerNeeds 7th char
- S60.456Superficial foreign body of right little fingerNeeds 7th char
- S60.457Superficial foreign body of left little fingerNeeds 7th char
- S60.459Superficial foreign body of unspecified fingerNeeds 7th char