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S62.642A

Nondisplaced fracture of proximal phalanx of right middle finger, initial encounter for closed fracture

ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2007 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. FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Nondisplaced fracture of proximal phalanx of right middle finger, initial encounter for closed fracture

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
S62.642B Nondisplaced fracture of proximal phalanx of right middle finger, initial encounter for open fracture Valid
S62.642D Nondisplaced fracture of proximal phalanx of right middle finger, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing Valid
S62.642G Nondisplaced fracture of proximal phalanx of right middle finger, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing Valid
S62.642K Nondisplaced fracture of proximal phalanx of right middle finger, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion Valid
S62.642P Nondisplaced fracture of proximal phalanx of right middle finger, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion Valid
S62.642S Nondisplaced fracture of proximal phalanx of right middle finger, sequela Valid