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S61.45

Open bite of hand

Non-billableCategory

Code Hierarchy

S61S61.4S61.45

Chapter: 19. Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Section: S60-S69 - Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers

Coding Guidelines

Inclusion Terms

  • Bite of hand NOS

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with S61.45

  • superficial bite of hand (S60.56-, S60.57-)

Specific Codes (3)

S61.451Category

Open bite of right hand

S61.452Category

Open bite of left hand

S61.459Category

Open bite of unspecified hand

Related Codes

S61.40Category

Unspecified open wound of hand

S61.41Category

Laceration without foreign body of hand

S61.42Category

Laceration with foreign body of hand

S61.43Category

Puncture wound without foreign body of hand

S61.44Category

Puncture wound with foreign body of hand

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