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S62.9

Unspecified fracture of hand

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 3 more specific codes instead:

  • S62.90 Unspecified fracture of unspecified hand (also a header)
  • S62.91 Unspecified fracture of right hand (also a header)
  • S62.92 Unspecified fracture of left hand (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 Unspecified fracture of wrist and hand
  2. FY2026 Description revised Unspecified fracture of wrist and hand Unspecified fracture of hand

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
S62.0 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
S62.6 Fracture of other and unspecified finger(s) Not billable