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S62.317

Displaced fracture of base of fifth metacarpal bone, left 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:

  • S62.317A Displaced fracture of base of fifth metacarpal bone, left hand, initial encounter for closed fracture
  • S62.317B Displaced fracture of base of fifth metacarpal bone, left hand, initial encounter for open fracture
  • S62.317D Displaced fracture of base of fifth metacarpal bone, left hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
  • S62.317G Displaced fracture of base of fifth metacarpal bone, left hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
  • S62.317K Displaced fracture of base of fifth metacarpal bone, left hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
  • S62.317P Displaced fracture of base of fifth metacarpal bone, left hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
  • S62.317S Displaced fracture of base of fifth metacarpal bone, left 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 Displaced fracture of base of fifth metacarpal bone. left hand
  2. FY2018 Description revised Displaced fracture of base of fifth metacarpal bone. left hand Displaced fracture of base of fifth metacarpal bone, left 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
S62.310 Displaced fracture of base of second metacarpal bone, right hand Not billable
S62.311 Displaced fracture of base of second metacarpal bone, left hand Not billable
S62.312 Displaced fracture of base of third metacarpal bone, right hand Not billable
S62.313 Displaced fracture of base of third metacarpal bone, left hand Not billable
S62.314 Displaced fracture of base of fourth metacarpal bone, right hand Not billable
S62.315 Displaced fracture of base of fourth metacarpal bone, left hand Not billable
S62.316 Displaced fracture of base of fifth metacarpal bone, right hand Not billable
S62.318 Displaced fracture of base of other metacarpal bone Not billable
S62.319 Displaced fracture of base of unspecified metacarpal bone Not billable