S60.0
Header — not billableContusion of finger without damage to nail
The ICD-10 code for contusion of finger without damage to nail is S60.0.
S60.0 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 6 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- contusion involving nail (matrix) (S60.1)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under S60.0
- S60.00Contusion of unspecified finger without damage to nail
- S60.01Contusion of thumb without damage to nailnon-billable header
- S60.02Contusion of index finger without damage to nailnon-billable header
- S60.03Contusion of middle finger without damage to nailnon-billable header
- S60.04Contusion of ring finger without damage to nailnon-billable header
- S60.05Contusion of little finger without damage to nailnon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- S60.1Contusion of finger with damage to nailnon-billable header
- S60.2Contusion of wrist and handnon-billable header
- S60.3Other superficial injuries of thumbnon-billable header
- S60.4Other superficial injuries of other fingersnon-billable header
- S60.5Other superficial injuries of handnon-billable header
- S60.8Other superficial injuries of wristnon-billable header
- S60.9Unspecified superficial injury of wrist, hand and fingersnon-billable header
- S60.0Contusion of finger without damage to nailnon-billable header