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S63.27

Dislocation of unspecified interphalangeal joint of finger

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 10 more specific codes instead:

  • S63.270 Dislocation of unspecified interphalangeal joint of right index finger (also a header)
  • S63.271 Dislocation of unspecified interphalangeal joint of left index finger (also a header)
  • S63.272 Dislocation of unspecified interphalangeal joint of right middle finger (also a header)
  • S63.273 Dislocation of unspecified interphalangeal joint of left middle finger (also a header)
  • S63.274 Dislocation of unspecified interphalangeal joint of right ring finger (also a header)
  • S63.275 Dislocation of unspecified interphalangeal joint of left ring finger (also a header)
  • S63.276 Dislocation of unspecified interphalangeal joint of right little finger (also a header)
  • S63.277 Dislocation of unspecified interphalangeal joint of left little finger (also a header)
  • S63.278 Dislocation of unspecified interphalangeal joint of other finger (also a header)
  • S63.279 Dislocation of unspecified interphalangeal joint of unspecified finger (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 Dislocation of unspecified interphalangeal joint of finger

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.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
S63.20 Unspecified subluxation of other finger Not billable
S63.21 Subluxation of metacarpophalangeal joint of finger Not billable
S63.22 Subluxation of unspecified interphalangeal joint of finger Not billable
S63.23 Subluxation of proximal interphalangeal joint of finger Not billable
S63.24 Subluxation of distal interphalangeal joint of finger Not billable
S63.25 Unspecified dislocation of other finger Not billable
S63.26 Dislocation of metacarpophalangeal joint of finger Not billable
S63.28 Dislocation of proximal interphalangeal joint of finger Not billable
S63.29 Dislocation of distal interphalangeal joint of finger Not billable