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S60.8 Other superficial injuries of wrist and hand

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S60.8 is the ICD-10 code for Other superficial injuries of wrist and hand. It is a four-character subcategory of S60 (Superficial injury of wrist and hand), the most specific level in the WHO edition. 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
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XIX · S00–T98
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

S60.8 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

S60.8Andra specificerade ytliga skador på handled och hand

NorwayICD-10-NO

S60.8Annen spesifisert overflateskade på håndledd eller hånd

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS608Anden overfladisk læsion af håndled eller hånd

FinlandICD-10-FI

S60.8Muu ranteen tai käden pinnallinen vamma

GermanyICD-10-GM

S60.8Sonstige oberflächliche Verletzungen des Handgelenkes und der Hand

  • S60.81Schürfwunde
  • S60.82Blasenbildung (nichtthermisch)
  • S60.83Insektenbiss oder -stich (ungiftig)
  • S60.84Oberflächlicher Fremdkörper (Splitter)
  • S60.86Subkutanes (geschlossenes) Décollement
  • S60.88Sonstige
FranceICD-10-FR

S60.8Autres lésions traumatiques superficielles du poignet et de la main

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S60.8overige gespecificeerde oppervlakkige-letsels van pols en hand

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S60.811AAbrasion of right wrist, initial encounter
  • S60.811DAbrasion of right wrist, subsequent encounter
  • S60.811SAbrasion of right wrist, sequela
  • S60.812AAbrasion of left wrist, initial encounter
  • S60.812DAbrasion of left wrist, subsequent encounter
  • S60.812SAbrasion of left wrist, sequela
  • S60.819AAbrasion of unspecified wrist, initial encounter
  • S60.819DAbrasion of unspecified wrist, subsequent encounter
  • and 46 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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