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S60.9 Superficial injury of wrist and hand, unspecified

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S60.9 is the ICD-10 code for Superficial injury of wrist and hand, unspecified. 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

S60.9 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

S60.9Ytlig skada på handled och hand, ospecificerad

NorwayICD-10-NO

S60.9Uspesifisert overflateskade på håndledd eller hånd

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS609Overfladisk læsion af håndled eller hånd UNS

FinlandICD-10-FI

S60.9Määrittämätön ranteen ja/tai käden pinnallinen vamma

GermanyICD-10-GM

S60.9Oberflächliche Verletzung des Handgelenkes und der Hand, nicht näher bezeichnet

FranceICD-10-FR

S60.9Lésion traumatique superficielle du poignet et de la main, sans précision

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S60.9oppervlakkig letsel van pols en hand, niet-gespecificeerd

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S60.911AUnspecified superficial injury of right wrist, initial encounter
  • S60.911DUnspecified superficial injury of right wrist, subsequent encounter
  • S60.911SUnspecified superficial injury of right wrist, sequela
  • S60.912AUnspecified superficial injury of left wrist, initial encounter
  • S60.912DUnspecified superficial injury of left wrist, subsequent encounter
  • S60.912SUnspecified superficial injury of left wrist, sequela
  • S60.919AUnspecified superficial injury of unspecified wrist, initial encounter
  • S60.919DUnspecified superficial injury of unspecified wrist, subsequent encounter
  • and 49 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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