Hand Surgery Source

ANIMAL/HUMAN BITE

Diagnostic Guide Name

ANIMAL/HUMAN BITE

ICD 10 Diagnosis, Single Code, Left Code, Right Code and Bilateral Code

DIAGNOSIS SINGLE CODE ONLY LEFT RIGHT BILATERAL (If Available)
BITE, ANIMAL/HUMAN, FINGER, WITH DAMAGE TO NAIL        
- INDEX, OPEN   S61.351_ S61.350_  
- INDEX, SUPERFICIAL   S60.471_ S60.470_  
- MIDDLE, OPEN   S61.353_ S61.352_  
- MIDDLE, SUPERFICIAL   S60.473_ S60.472_  
- RING, OPEN   S61.355_ S61.354_  
- RING, SUPERFICIAL   S60.475_ S60.474_  
- LITTLE, OPEN   S61.357_ S61.356_  
- LITTLE, SUPERFICIAL   S60.477_ S60.476_  
- THUMB, OPEN   S61.152_ S61.151_  
- THUMB, SUPERFICIAL   S60.372_ S60.371_  
BITE, ANIMAL/HUMAN, HAND        
- OPEN   S61.452_ S61.451_  
- SUPERFICIAL   S60.572_ S60.571_  
BITE, ANIMAL/HUMAN, WRIST        
- OPEN   S61.552_ S61.551_  
- SUPERFICIAL   S60.872_ S60.871_  
BITE, ANIMAL/HUMAN, FOREARM        
- OPEN   S51.852_ S51.851_  
- SUPERFICIAL   S50.872_ S50.871_  

Instructions (ICD 10 CM 2020, U.S. Version)

THE APPROPRIATE SEVENTH CHARACTER IS TO BE ADDED TO EACH CODE FROM CATEGORY S50, S51, S60 AND S61
A - Initial Encounter
D - Subsequent Routine Healing
S - Sequela

ICD-10 Reference

Reproduced from the International statistical classification of diseases and related health problems, 10th revision, Fifth edition, 2016. Geneva, World Health Organization, 2016 https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/246208