Coding and coverage · ICD-10-CM
S62 Fracture at wrist and hand level
This code needs a 7th character (use X as a placeholder for missing characters).
Codes under this one
- S62.0 Fracture of navicular [scaphoid] bone of wristHeader
- S62.1 Fracture of other and unspecified carpal bone(s)Header
- S62.2 Fracture of first metacarpal boneHeader
- S62.3 Fracture of other and unspecified metacarpal boneHeader
- S62.5 Fracture of thumbHeader
- S62.6 Fracture of other and unspecified finger(s)Header
- S62.9 Unspecified fracture of handHeader
Instructional notes
Chapter 19
Excludes2Not included here: the patient may have both; report both when both are present.
Use additional codeAdd a second code for the full picture.
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Notes
- Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
- The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Section S60-S69
This code
Excludes1Not coded here: never report with this code, except when the two conditions are unrelated.
- traumatic amputation of wrist and hand (S68.-)
Excludes2Not included here: the patient may have both; report both when both are present.
- fracture of distal parts of ulna and radius (S52.-)
Notes
- A fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should be coded to displaced
- A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed
7th charactersThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S62
- A initial encounter for closed fracture
- B initial encounter for open fracture
- D subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- G subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- K subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- P subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S sequela
Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes · S60-S69 Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers (S60-S69)
Source: ICD-10-CM FY 2027 code descriptions and tabular list (CMS and CDC National Center for Health Statistics), effective 2026-10-01 through 2027-09-30 · CMS ICD-10 files. HCC mapping: CMS-HCC V28, payment year 2027. As of 2026-11-04.
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