Subluxation and dislocation of distal end of ulna

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 6 more specific codes instead:

S63.071 Subluxation of distal end of right ulna (also a header)
S63.072 Subluxation of distal end of left ulna (also a header)
S63.073 Subluxation of distal end of unspecified ulna (also a header)
S63.074 Dislocation of distal end of right ulna (also a header)
S63.075 Dislocation of distal end of left ulna (also a header)
S63.076 Dislocation of distal end of unspecified ulna (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 Subluxation and dislocation of distal end of ulna

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 S63 Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at wrist and hand level

Seventh character required

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S63

Excludes2 - not included here

strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of wrist and hand (S66.-)

Code also

any associated open wound

Includes

avulsion of joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
laceration of cartilage, joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
sprain of cartilage, joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
traumatic hemarthrosis of joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
traumatic rupture of joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
traumatic subluxation of joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
traumatic tear of joint or ligament at wrist and hand level

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.

Change > joint
Mushrooming hip
Change > hip joint
Dislocation > carpal
Dislocation > partial
Derangement > shoulder
Dislocation > scaphoid
Dislocation > incomplete
Dislocation > wrist > ulna
Subluxation > wrist > ulna
Injury > wrist > dislocation
Disorder > joint > derangement
Complex > jumped process, spine
Dislocation > thorax > vertebra
Dislocation > vertebra > partial
Dislocation > radius > distal end
Displacement, displaced > intervertebral disc NEC > due to trauma
Dislocation > ulna > distal end
Subluxation > ulna > distal end

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
S63.00	Unspecified subluxation and dislocation of wrist and hand	Not billable
S63.01	Subluxation and dislocation of distal radioulnar joint	Not billable
S63.02	Subluxation and dislocation of radiocarpal joint	Not billable
S63.03	Subluxation and dislocation of midcarpal joint	Not billable
S63.04	Subluxation and dislocation of carpometacarpal joint of thumb	Not billable
S63.05	Subluxation and dislocation of other carpometacarpal joint	Not billable
S63.06	Subluxation and dislocation of metacarpal (bone), proximal end	Not billable
S63.09	Other subluxation and dislocation of wrist and hand	Not billable