Fracture of unspecified carpal bone, right wrist, initial encounter for open fracture

ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2007 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Facture of unspecified carpal bone, right wrist, initial encounter for open fracture
FY2010 Draft description revised draft ~~Facture of unspecified carpal bone, right wrist, initial encounter for open fracture~~ Fracture of unspecified carpal bone, right wrist, initial encounter for open fracture

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from S62 Fracture at wrist and hand level

Seventh character required

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S62

Excludes1 - never coded here

traumatic amputation of wrist and hand (S68.-)

Excludes2 - not included here

fracture of distal parts of ulna and radius (S52.-)

Note

A fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should be coded to displaced
A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed

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

Excludes2 - not included here

burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
frostbite (T33-T34)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Injury > hand > fracture
Fracture, traumatic > hand > carpal
Fracture, traumatic > wrist > carpal
Fracture, traumatic > wrist
Fracture, traumatic > carpal bone

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
S62.101A	Fracture of unspecified carpal bone, right wrist, initial encounter for closed fracture	Valid
S62.101D	Fracture of unspecified carpal bone, right wrist, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing	Valid
S62.101G	Fracture of unspecified carpal bone, right wrist, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing	Valid
S62.101K	Fracture of unspecified carpal bone, right wrist, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion	Valid
S62.101P	Fracture of unspecified carpal bone, right wrist, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion	Valid
S62.101S	Fracture of unspecified carpal bone, right wrist, sequela	Valid