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S61.552D

Open bite of left wrist, subsequent encounter

Code system
ICD-10-CM
Status
Active
Billable
Yes
In effect from
2026-10-01
Request
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/icd10cm/S61.552D \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
200 OK · application/json
{
  "data": {
    "code": "S61.552D",
    "parent": "S61.552",
    "status": "active",
    "system": "icd10cm",
    "display": "Open bite of left wrist, subsequent encounter",
    "billable": true,
    "description": "Open bite of left wrist, subsequent encounter",
    "replaced_by": [],
    "effective_end": null,
    "effective_start": "2026-10-01",
    "care_categories": [
      "cuts-and-open-wounds"
    ],
    "care_category_details": [
      {
        "slug": "cuts-and-open-wounds",
        "name": "Cuts, bites and open wounds",
        "confidence": 0.95,
        "derivation": "source_stated",
        "evidence": [
          {
            "url": "https://www.cms.gov/medicare/coding-billing/icd-10-codes",
            "anchor": "ICD-10-CM category S61"
          }
        ],
        "as_of": "2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "cms-icd10",
    "data_version": "fy2027"
  }
}

Hierarchy

Where S61.552D sits

Parent codes

  1. S61Open wound of wrist, hand and fingers
  2. S61.5Open wound of wrist
  3. S61.55Open bite of wrist
  4. S61.552Open bite of left wrist

Child codes

None: S61.552D is a billable code at the most specific level.

Change history

Lifecycle

S61.552D has been in effect since 2026-10-01. This page shows ICD-10-CM release fy2027.

Add as_of=YYYY-MM-DD to the request to get this code exactly as it was on a past date. The change feed (GET /v1/changes) lists what each release added, changed or retired across the whole dataset; a per-code change list isn't published yet.

Use it

Look up S61.552D from code or an agent

curl
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/icd10cm/S61.552D \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
MCP prompt
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up ICD-10-CM code S61.552D. Tell me what it means, whether it is billable, whether it is active, and list its parent and child codes.

Source: CMS and CDC NCHS, release fy2027. Public domain. Reference data, not medical or billing advice.