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S62.231

Other displaced fracture of base of first metacarpal bone, right hand

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 7 more specific codes instead:

  • S62.231A Other displaced fracture of base of first metacarpal bone, right hand, initial encounter for closed fracture
  • S62.231B Other displaced fracture of base of first metacarpal bone, right hand, initial encounter for open fracture
  • S62.231D Other displaced fracture of base of first metacarpal bone, right hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
  • S62.231G Other displaced fracture of base of first metacarpal bone, right hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
  • S62.231K Other displaced fracture of base of first metacarpal bone, right hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
  • S62.231P Other displaced fracture of base of first metacarpal bone, right hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
  • S62.231S Other displaced fracture of base of first metacarpal bone, right hand, sequela

This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2014 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.

  1. FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Other displaced fracture of base of first metacarpal bone, right hand

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.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
S62.232 Other displaced fracture of base of first metacarpal bone, left hand Not billable
S62.233 Other displaced fracture of base of first metacarpal bone, unspecified hand Not billable
S62.234 Other nondisplaced fracture of base of first metacarpal bone, right hand Not billable
S62.235 Other nondisplaced fracture of base of first metacarpal bone, left hand Not billable
S62.236 Other nondisplaced fracture of base of first metacarpal bone, unspecified hand Not billable