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S62 Non-Billable Code

Fracture at wrist and hand level

Chapter Classification

Chapter 19 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

Section Detail

S60-S69 Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers (S60-S69)

Coding Guidelines & Notes

excludes1
  • traumatic amputation of wrist and hand (S68.-)
excludes2
  • fracture of distal parts of ulna and radius (S52.-)
sevenChrDef
  • {'char': 'A', 'text': 'initial encounter for closed fracture'}
  • {'char': 'B', 'text': 'initial encounter for open fracture'}
  • {'char': 'D', 'text': 'subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing'}
  • {'char': 'G', 'text': 'subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing'}
  • {'char': 'K', 'text': 'subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion'}
  • {'char': 'P', 'text': 'subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion'}
  • {'char': 'S', 'text': 'sequela'}
sevenChrNote
  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S62

More Specific Diagnosis Codes

This code is not billable as it requires a higher level of specificity. Select a more specific code below.

  • S62.0 - Fracture of navicular [scaphoid] bone of wrist
  • S62.1 - Fracture of other and unspecified carpal bone(s)
  • S62.2 - Fracture of first metacarpal bone
  • S62.3 - Fracture of other and unspecified metacarpal bone
  • S62.5 - Fracture of thumb
  • S62.6 - Fracture of other and unspecified finger(s)
  • S62.9 - Unspecified fracture of hand

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