Dislocation of interphalangeal joint of left thumb, sequela

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.

FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Dislocation of unspecified interphalangeal joint of left thumb, sequela
FY2018 Description revised ~~Dislocation of unspecified interphalangeal joint of left thumb, sequela~~ Dislocation of interphalangeal joint of left thumb, sequela

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 > partial
Derangement > shoulder
Dislocation > incomplete
Dislocation > finger > thumb
Injury > thumb > dislocation
Disorder > joint > derangement
Complex > jumped process, spine
Dislocation > thorax > vertebra
Dislocation > vertebra > partial
Dislocation > thumb > interphalangeal joint
Subluxation > thumb > interphalangeal joint
Displacement, displaced > intervertebral disc NEC > due to trauma
Dislocation > interphalangeal > thumb
Subluxation > interphalangeal > thumb

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
S63.125A	Dislocation of interphalangeal joint of left thumb, initial encounter	Valid
S63.125D	Dislocation of interphalangeal joint of left thumb, subsequent encounter	Valid