ICD-10-CM Codes
S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
S60-S69 Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers
S64- Injury of nerves at wrist and hand level

2018 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S64.497A

Injury of digital nerve of left little finger, initial encounter

2016

2017

2018

Billable/Specific Code

S64.497A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Short description: Injury of digital nerve of left little finger, init encntr
The 2018 edition of ICD-10-CM S64.497A became effective on October 1, 2017.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S64.497A - other international versions of ICD-10 S64.497A may differ.

The following code(s) above S64.497A contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to S64.497A:

S00-T88
2018 ICD-10-CM Range S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Note
- Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
Type 1 Excludes
- birth trauma (P10-P15)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Use Additional
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
S60-S69
2018 ICD-10-CM Range S60-S69
Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers
Type 2 Excludes
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
- frostbite (T33-T34)
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers
S64
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S64
Injury of nerves at wrist and hand level
Code Also
- any associated open wound (S61.-)
Injury of nerves at wrist and hand level

Approximate Synonyms

Digital nerve injury, left little finger
Injury of digital nerve of left little finger

ICD-10-CM S64.497A is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v35.0):

073 Cranial and peripheral nerve disorders with mcc
074 Cranial and peripheral nerve disorders without mcc
955 Craniotomy for multiple significant trauma
956 Limb reattachment, hip and femur procedures for multiple significant trauma
957 Other o.r. Procedures for multiple significant trauma with mcc
958 Other o.r. Procedures for multiple significant trauma with cc
959 Other o.r. Procedures for multiple significant trauma without cc/mcc
963 Other multiple significant trauma with mcc
964 Other multiple significant trauma with cc
965 Other multiple significant trauma without cc/mcc

Convert S64.497A to ICD-9-CM

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To S64.497A

S64.494S …… sequela

S64.495 Injury of digital nerve of left ring finger

S64.495A …… initial encounter

S64.495D …… subsequent encounter

S64.495S …… sequela

S64.496 Injury of digital nerve of right little finger

S64.496A …… initial encounter

S64.496D …… subsequent encounter

S64.496S …… sequela

S64.497 Injury of digital nerve of left little finger

S64.497A …… initial encounter

S64.497D …… subsequent encounter

S64.497S …… sequela

S64.498 Injury of digital nerve of other finger

S64.498A …… initial encounter

S64.498D …… subsequent encounter

S64.498S …… sequela

S64.8 Injury of other nerves at wrist and hand level

S64.8X Injury of other nerves at wrist and hand level

S64.8X1 Injury of other nerves at wrist and hand level of right arm

S64.8X1A …… initial encounter

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.