S60 is the ICD-10 code for Superficial injury of wrist and hand. It is a three-character category divided into 6 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block S60–S69 (Injuries to the wrist and hand) in Chapter XIX, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XIX · S00–T98
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
Subcodes of S60
S60 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DS60Overfladisk læsion af håndled og hånd
S60Ranteen ja/tai käden pinnallinen vamma
S60Oberflächliche Verletzung des Handgelenkes und der Hand
S60Lésion traumatique superficielle du poignet et de la main
S60oppervlakkig letsel van pols en hand
Listed through more specific codes:
- S60.311AAbrasion of right thumb, initial encounter
- S60.311DAbrasion of right thumb, subsequent encounter
- S60.311SAbrasion of right thumb, sequela
- S60.312AAbrasion of left thumb, initial encounter
- S60.312DAbrasion of left thumb, subsequent encounter
- S60.312SAbrasion of left thumb, sequela
- S60.319AAbrasion of unspecified thumb, initial encounter
- S60.319DAbrasion of unspecified thumb, subsequent encounter
- and 289 more national subcodes
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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