Section
S60.45
Superficial foreign body of fingers
Hierarchy
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S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
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S60-S69 Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers (S60-S69)
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S60 Superficial injury of wrist, hand and fingers
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S60.4 Other superficial injuries of other fingers
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S60.45 Superficial foreign body of fingers
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S60.450 Superficial foreign body of right index finger
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S60.451 Superficial foreign body of left index finger
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S60.452 Superficial foreign body of right middle finger
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S60.453 Superficial foreign body of left middle finger
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S60.454 Superficial foreign body of right ring finger
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S60.455 Superficial foreign body of left ring finger
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S60.456 Superficial foreign body of right little finger
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S60.457 Superficial foreign body of left little finger
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S60.458 Superficial foreign body of other finger
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S60.459 Superficial foreign body of unspecified finger
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Notes
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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
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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.
Inclusion Terms
S60.45
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Splinter in the finger(s)