ICD-10-CM › S00-T88 › S60-S69 › S62 Fracture at wrist and hand level › S62.6
Fracture of other and unspecified finger(s)
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 7 more specific codes instead:
- S62.60 Fracture of unspecified phalanx of finger (also a header)
- S62.61 Displaced fracture of proximal phalanx of finger (also a header)
- S62.62 Displaced fracture of middle phalanx of finger (also a header)
- S62.63 Displaced fracture of distal phalanx of finger (also a header)
- S62.64 Nondisplaced fracture of proximal phalanx of finger (also a header)
- S62.65 Nondisplaced fracture of middle phalanx of finger (also a header)
- S62.66 Nondisplaced fracture of distal phalanx of finger (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 Fracture of other and unspecified finger(s)
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)
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| S62.0 | Fracture of navicular [scaphoid] bone of wrist | Not billable |
| S62.1 | Fracture of other and unspecified carpal bone(s) | Not billable |
| S62.2 | Fracture of first metacarpal bone | Not billable |
| S62.3 | Fracture of other and unspecified metacarpal bone | Not billable |
| S62.5 | Fracture of thumb | Not billable |
| S62.9 | Unspecified fracture of hand | Not billable |