S63 Non-Billable Code
Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments 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
codeAlso
- any associated open wound
includes
- avulsion of joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
- laceration of cartilage, joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
- sprain of cartilage, joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
- traumatic hemarthrosis of joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
- traumatic rupture of joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
- traumatic subluxation of joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
- traumatic tear of joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
excludes2
- strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of wrist and hand (S66.-)
sevenChrDef
- {'char': 'A', 'text': 'initial encounter'}
- {'char': 'D', 'text': 'subsequent encounter'}
- {'char': 'S', 'text': 'sequela'}
sevenChrNote
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S63
More Specific Diagnosis Codes
This code is not billable as it requires a higher level of specificity. Select a more specific code below.
- S63.0 - Subluxation and dislocation of wrist and hand joints
- S63.1 - Subluxation and dislocation of thumb
- S63.2 - Subluxation and dislocation of other finger(s)
- S63.3 - Traumatic rupture of ligament of wrist
- S63.4 - Traumatic rupture of ligament of finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint(s)
- S63.5 - Other and unspecified sprain of wrist
- S63.6 - Other and unspecified sprain of finger(s)
- S63.8 - Sprain of other part of wrist and hand
- S63.9 - Sprain of unspecified part of wrist and hand
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