Unspecified fracture of unspecified 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 7 more specific codes instead:

S62.90XA Unspecified fracture of unspecified hand, initial encounter for closed fracture
S62.90XB Unspecified fracture of unspecified hand, initial encounter for open fracture
S62.90XD Unspecified fracture of unspecified hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
S62.90XG Unspecified fracture of unspecified hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
S62.90XK Unspecified fracture of unspecified hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
S62.90XP Unspecified fracture of unspecified hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
S62.90XS Unspecified fracture of unspecified hand, 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 Unspecified fracture of unspecified wrist and hand
FY2026 Description revised ~~Unspecified fracture of unspecified wrist and hand~~ Unspecified fracture of unspecified 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.

Injury > hand > fracture
Injury > phalanges > hand
Injury > subungual > fingers
Fracture, traumatic > hand

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
S62.91	Unspecified fracture of right hand	Not billable
S62.92	Unspecified fracture of left hand	Not billable