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S62.369

Nondisplaced fracture of neck of unspecified 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 7 more specific codes instead:

  • S62.369A Nondisplaced fracture of neck of unspecified metacarpal bone, initial encounter for closed fracture
  • S62.369B Nondisplaced fracture of neck of unspecified metacarpal bone, initial encounter for open fracture
  • S62.369D Nondisplaced fracture of neck of unspecified metacarpal bone, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
  • S62.369G Nondisplaced fracture of neck of unspecified metacarpal bone, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
  • S62.369K Nondisplaced fracture of neck of unspecified metacarpal bone, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
  • S62.369P Nondisplaced fracture of neck of unspecified metacarpal bone, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
  • S62.369S Nondisplaced fracture of neck of unspecified metacarpal bone, 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 Nondisplaced fracture of neck of unspecified 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
S62.360 Nondisplaced fracture of neck of second metacarpal bone, right hand Not billable
S62.361 Nondisplaced fracture of neck of second metacarpal bone, left hand Not billable
S62.362 Nondisplaced fracture of neck of third metacarpal bone, right hand Not billable
S62.363 Nondisplaced fracture of neck of third metacarpal bone, left hand Not billable
S62.364 Nondisplaced fracture of neck of fourth metacarpal bone, right hand Not billable
S62.365 Nondisplaced fracture of neck of fourth metacarpal bone, left hand Not billable
S62.366 Nondisplaced fracture of neck of fifth metacarpal bone, right hand Not billable
S62.367 Nondisplaced fracture of neck of fifth metacarpal bone, left hand Not billable
S62.368 Nondisplaced fracture of neck of other metacarpal bone Not billable