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ICD-10-CM Code for Other superficial bite of wrist S60.87

ICD-10 code S60.87 for Other superficial bite of wrist is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes .

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Other superficial bite of wrist
Excludes1: open bite of wrist (S61.55)
 
S60.87 Other superficial bite of wrist
Child Code
Other superficial bite of right wrist
Child Code
Other superficial bite of left wrist
Child Code
Other superficial bite of unspecified wrist

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Workers Comp BIlling Question please help I'm a little lost and new to this
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Workers Comp BIlling Question please help I'm a little lost and new to this
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Workers Comp BIlling Question please help I'm a little lost and new to this
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clarify the Inital or subsequent encounter
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Purulent drainage/no remaining foreign body found
Greetings, I need assistance with CPT code selection for purulent drainage. The patient got a splinter and removed what could be seen, thought there was still some in there and came in to have rema... [ Read More ]
ICD 10 for BB (removal of the BB)
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ICD 10 for BB (removal of the BB)
Quick question - patient has BB in the interosseous musculature bx long and ring finger metacarpals (left hand) - would the appropriate code be S61.442A (Puncture wound with foreign body, left hand) o... [ Read More ]
Query
I code for hand surgeons and questions I've never heard of always cause me to go in research mode - "external constriction of finger" codes to an injury code, S60.44----. There is a syndrome, CRS, wh... [ Read More ]
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