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S63.40

Traumatic rupture of unspecified ligament of finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint

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:

  • S63.400 Traumatic rupture of unspecified ligament of right index finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint (also a header)
  • S63.401 Traumatic rupture of unspecified ligament of left index finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint (also a header)
  • S63.402 Traumatic rupture of unspecified ligament of right middle finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint (also a header)
  • S63.403 Traumatic rupture of unspecified ligament of left middle finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint (also a header)
  • S63.404 Traumatic rupture of unspecified ligament of right ring finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint (also a header)
  • S63.405 Traumatic rupture of unspecified ligament of left ring finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint (also a header)
  • S63.406 Traumatic rupture of unspecified ligament of right little finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint (also a header)
  • S63.407 Traumatic rupture of unspecified ligament of left little finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint (also a header)
  • S63.408 Traumatic rupture of unspecified ligament of other finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint (also a header)
  • S63.409 Traumatic rupture of unspecified ligament of unspecified 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.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Traumatic rupture of unspecified ligament of finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint

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
S63.41 Traumatic rupture of collateral ligament of finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint Not billable
S63.42 Traumatic rupture of palmar ligament of finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint Not billable
S63.43 Traumatic rupture of volar plate of finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint Not billable
S63.49 Traumatic rupture of other ligament of finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint Not billable