Unspecified sprain of right little 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 3 more specific codes instead:

S63.616A Unspecified sprain of right little finger, initial encounter
S63.616D Unspecified sprain of right little finger, subsequent encounter
S63.616S Unspecified sprain of right little finger, sequela

This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2014 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.

FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Unspecified sprain of right little 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.

Tenosynovitis
Injury > axilla
Sprain > scapula
Avulsion > ligament
Division > ligament
Detachment > ligament
Dislocation > partial
Disruption > ligament
Laceration > ligament
Tear, torn > ligament
Detachment > cartilage
Injury > hand > sprain
Sprain > hand > finger
Tear, torn > cartilage
Dislocation > incomplete
Hemarthrosis > traumatic
Injury > finger > sprain
Injury > scapular region
Sprain > phalanx > finger
Avulsion > joint > capsule
Injury > shoulder > sprain
Laceration > joint capsule
Laceration > capsule, joint
Tear, torn > capsule, joint
Disorder > tendon > synovitis
Rupture, ruptured > cartilage
Synovitis > traumatic, current
Disorder > joint > hemarthrosis
Disorder > synovium > synovitis
Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic > joint
Sprain > shoulder joint > blade
Dislocation > vertebra > partial
Subluxation > ligament, traumatic
Rupture, ruptured > traumatic > ligament
Rupture, ruptured > joint capsule, traumatic
Sprain > shoulder joint > coracoclavicular joint
Sprain > shoulder joint > coracohumeral ligament
Sprain > shoulder joint > acromioclavicular joint
Sprain > finger
Sprain > finger > ring

Showing 40 of 43 index phrases.

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
S63.610	Unspecified sprain of right index finger	Not billable
S63.611	Unspecified sprain of left index finger	Not billable
S63.612	Unspecified sprain of right middle finger	Not billable
S63.613	Unspecified sprain of left middle finger	Not billable
S63.614	Unspecified sprain of right ring finger	Not billable
S63.615	Unspecified sprain of left ring finger	Not billable
S63.617	Unspecified sprain of left little finger	Not billable
S63.618	Unspecified sprain of other finger	Not billable
S63.619	Unspecified sprain of unspecified finger	Not billable