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S62.36

Nondisplaced 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.

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

Submit one of these 10 more specific codes instead:

  • S62.360 Nondisplaced fracture of neck of second metacarpal bone, right hand (also a header)
  • S62.361 Nondisplaced fracture of neck of second metacarpal bone, left hand (also a header)
  • S62.362 Nondisplaced fracture of neck of third metacarpal bone, right hand (also a header)
  • S62.363 Nondisplaced fracture of neck of third metacarpal bone, left hand (also a header)
  • S62.364 Nondisplaced fracture of neck of fourth metacarpal bone, right hand (also a header)
  • S62.365 Nondisplaced fracture of neck of fourth metacarpal bone, left hand (also a header)
  • S62.366 Nondisplaced fracture of neck of fifth metacarpal bone, right hand (also a header)
  • S62.367 Nondisplaced fracture of neck of fifth metacarpal bone, left hand (also a header)
  • S62.368 Nondisplaced fracture of neck of other metacarpal bone (also a header)
  • S62.369 Nondisplaced 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.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Nondisplaced 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.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
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
S62.33 Displaced fracture of neck 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
S62.39 Other fracture of other metacarpal bone Not billable