ICD-10-CM › S00-T88 › S60-S69 › S62.60 Fracture of unspecified phalanx of finger › S62.609
Fracture of unspecified phalanx of unspecified finger
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:
- S62.609A Fracture of unspecified phalanx of unspecified finger, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S62.609B Fracture of unspecified phalanx of unspecified finger, initial encounter for open fracture
- S62.609D Fracture of unspecified phalanx of unspecified finger, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S62.609G Fracture of unspecified phalanx of unspecified finger, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S62.609K Fracture of unspecified phalanx of unspecified finger, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S62.609P Fracture of unspecified phalanx of unspecified finger, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S62.609S Fracture of unspecified phalanx of unspecified finger, 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.
- FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Fracture of unspecified phalanx of unspecified finger
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.
- Fracture, traumatic > finger
- Fracture, traumatic > finger > ring
- Fracture, traumatic > finger > index
- Fracture, traumatic > finger > little
- Fracture, traumatic > finger > middle
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| S62.600 | Fracture of unspecified phalanx of right index finger | Not billable |
| S62.601 | Fracture of unspecified phalanx of left index finger | Not billable |
| S62.602 | Fracture of unspecified phalanx of right middle finger | Not billable |
| S62.603 | Fracture of unspecified phalanx of left middle finger | Not billable |
| S62.604 | Fracture of unspecified phalanx of right ring finger | Not billable |
| S62.605 | Fracture of unspecified phalanx of left ring finger | Not billable |
| S62.606 | Fracture of unspecified phalanx of right little finger | Not billable |
| S62.607 | Fracture of unspecified phalanx of left little finger | Not billable |
| S62.608 | Fracture of unspecified phalanx of other finger | Not billable |