ICD-10-CM › S00-T88 › S60-S69 › S63.6 Other and unspecified sprain of finger(s) › S63.63

S63.63

Sprain of interphalangeal joint of other and unspecified finger(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.

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:

  • S63.630 Sprain of interphalangeal joint of right index finger (also a header)
  • S63.631 Sprain of interphalangeal joint of left index finger (also a header)
  • S63.632 Sprain of interphalangeal joint of right middle finger (also a header)
  • S63.633 Sprain of interphalangeal joint of left middle finger (also a header)
  • S63.634 Sprain of interphalangeal joint of right ring finger (also a header)
  • S63.635 Sprain of interphalangeal joint of left ring finger (also a header)
  • S63.636 Sprain of interphalangeal joint of right little finger (also a header)
  • S63.637 Sprain of interphalangeal joint of left little finger (also a header)
  • S63.638 Sprain of interphalangeal joint of other finger (also a header)
  • S63.639 Sprain of 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 Sprain of interphalangeal joint of other and unspecified finger(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)

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.

Showing 40 of 44 index phrases.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
S63.60 Unspecified sprain of thumb Not billable
S63.61 Unspecified sprain of other and unspecified finger(s) Not billable
S63.62 Sprain of interphalangeal joint of thumb Not billable
S63.64 Sprain of metacarpophalangeal joint of thumb Not billable
S63.65 Sprain of metacarpophalangeal joint of other and unspecified finger(s) Not billable
S63.68 Other sprain of thumb Not billable
S63.69 Other sprain of other and unspecified finger(s) Not billable