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S63.698

Other sprain of other 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:

  • S63.698A Other sprain of other finger, initial encounter
  • S63.698D Other sprain of other finger, subsequent encounter
  • S63.698S Other sprain of other 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.

  1. FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Other sprain of other 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.

Showing 40 of 43 index phrases.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
S63.690 Other sprain of right index finger Not billable
S63.691 Other sprain of left index finger Not billable
S63.692 Other sprain of right middle finger Not billable
S63.693 Other sprain of left middle finger Not billable
S63.694 Other sprain of right ring finger Not billable
S63.695 Other sprain of left ring finger Not billable
S63.696 Other sprain of right little finger Not billable
S63.697 Other sprain of left little finger Not billable
S63.699 Other sprain of unspecified finger Not billable