S60.579

Other superficial bite of hand of unspecified hand

Requires 7th character

S60.579 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.

Inclusion terms

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.

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

superficial injuries of fingers (S60.3-, S60.4-) (from S60.5)
birth trauma (P10-P15) (from S60)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71) (from S60)
burns and corrosions (T20-T32) (from S60)
frostbite (T33-T34) (from S60)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4) (from S60)

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

This code requires a 7th character (defined at S60). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.

S60.579AOther superficial bite of hand of unspecified hand, initial encounterBillable
S60.579DOther superficial bite of hand of unspecified hand, subsequent encounterBillable
S60.579SOther superficial bite of hand of unspecified hand, sequelaBillable