ICD-10-CM › S00-T88 › S60-S69 › S63 Dislocation and sprain of joints... › S63.4
Traumatic rupture of ligament of finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint(s)
Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.
Submit one of these 5 more specific codes instead:
- S63.40 Traumatic rupture of unspecified ligament of finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint (also a header)
- S63.41 Traumatic rupture of collateral ligament of finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint (also a header)
- S63.42 Traumatic rupture of palmar ligament of finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint (also a header)
- S63.43 Traumatic rupture of volar plate of finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint (also a header)
- S63.49 Traumatic rupture of other ligament of finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint (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 Traumatic rupture of ligament of finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint(s)
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)
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| S63.0 | Subluxation and dislocation of wrist and hand joints | Not billable |
| S63.1 | Subluxation and dislocation of thumb | Not billable |
| S63.2 | Subluxation and dislocation of other finger(s) | Not billable |
| S63.3 | Traumatic rupture of ligament of wrist | Not billable |
| S63.5 | Other and unspecified sprain of wrist | Not billable |
| S63.6 | Other and unspecified sprain of finger(s) | Not billable |
| S63.8 | Sprain of other part of wrist and hand | Not billable |
| S63.9 | Sprain of unspecified part of wrist and hand | Not billable |