S61.326D Laceration with foreign body of right little finger with damage to nail, subsequent encounter

ICD-10-CM S61.326D: Laceration with foreign body of right little finger with damage to nail, subsequent encounter

ICD-10-CM code S61.326D identifies a laceration with a foreign body of the right little finger with damage to the nail, specifically for a subsequent encounter. The code is active and classified under the Injury or Poisoning semantic type. It is distinct from sequela and left-finger variants. 1 2 3 4

Plain-language overview

Code S61.326D describes an injury involving a laceration with a foreign body in the right little finger, including damage to the nail, documented during a subsequent encounter. 1

What this code represents

The official descriptor for S61.326D is laceration with foreign body of right little finger with damage to nail, subsequent encounter, and the concept is classified as an Injury or Poisoning. 1

S61.326D is a child concept of S61.326, which represents a laceration with foreign body of the right little finger with damage to the nail without specifying the encounter type. 1

Coding details

The descriptor for S61.326D ends with subsequent encounter, while the descriptor for the related code S61.326S ends with sequela for the same right little finger laceration. 1 3 4

The S61.326D descriptor specifies the right little finger, distinguishing it from S61.327A, which has a descriptor for a laceration with foreign body of the left little finger. 1 4

Documentation considerations

The official descriptor for S61.326D includes a laceration with a foreign body of the right little finger with damage to the nail during a subsequent encounter. 1 2

Coverage and utilization context

S61.326D appears in Medicare billing and coding articles for the surgical treatment of nails alongside related codes for the right and left little fingers. 3 4

What the sources add

Terminology records from the National Cancer Institute and the Value Set Authority Center both confirm the S61.326D descriptor and its assignment within the ICD-10-CM code system. 1 2

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services articles list S61.326D alongside related codes like S61.326S and S61.327A, providing a comparative view of descriptors for similar finger injuries. 3 4

Sources

1. ICD-10-CM S61.326D terminology record — National Cancer Institute Enterprise Vocabulary Services; accessed 2026-07-27.
2. Browse Code Systems — vsac.nlm.nih.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.
3. Article - Billing and Coding: Surgical Treatment of Nails (A52998) — cms.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.
4. Article - Billing and Coding: Surgical Treatment of Nails (A57666) — cms.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.