ICD-10-CM › S00-T88 › S60-S69 › S62.3 Fracture of other and unspecified... › S62.33
Displaced fracture of neck of other metacarpal bone
Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.
Submit one of these 10 more specific codes instead:
- S62.330 Displaced fracture of neck of second metacarpal bone, right hand (also a header)
- S62.331 Displaced fracture of neck of second metacarpal bone, left hand (also a header)
- S62.332 Displaced fracture of neck of third metacarpal bone, right hand (also a header)
- S62.333 Displaced fracture of neck of third metacarpal bone, left hand (also a header)
- S62.334 Displaced fracture of neck of fourth metacarpal bone, right hand (also a header)
- S62.335 Displaced fracture of neck of fourth metacarpal bone, left hand (also a header)
- S62.336 Displaced fracture of neck of fifth metacarpal bone, right hand (also a header)
- S62.337 Displaced fracture of neck of fifth metacarpal bone, left hand (also a header)
- S62.338 Displaced fracture of neck of other metacarpal bone (also a header)
- S62.339 Displaced fracture of neck of unspecified metacarpal bone (also a header)
This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2012 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.
- FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Displaced fracture of neck of other metacarpal bone
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 > metacarpal
- Fracture, traumatic > metacarpal > neck
- Fracture, traumatic > metacarpal > fifth > neck
- Fracture, traumatic > metacarpal > third > neck
- Fracture, traumatic > metacarpal > fourth > neck
- Fracture, traumatic > metacarpal > second > neck
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| S62.30 | Unspecified fracture of other metacarpal bone | Not billable |
| S62.31 | Displaced fracture of base of other metacarpal bone | Not billable |
| S62.32 | Displaced fracture of shaft of other metacarpal bone | Not billable |
| S62.34 | Nondisplaced fracture of base of other metacarpal bone | Not billable |
| S62.35 | Nondisplaced fracture of shaft of other metacarpal bone | Not billable |
| S62.36 | Nondisplaced fracture of neck of other metacarpal bone | Not billable |
| S62.39 | Other fracture of other metacarpal bone | Not billable |