S62.002
S62.002 — Unspecified fracture of navicular [scaphoid] bone of left wrist
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S62.002 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for unspecified fracture of navicular [scaphoid] bone of left wrist. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The 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
Risk adjustment
S62.002 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead S62.002
7 child codes. Green means billable.
- S62.002AUnspecified fracture of navicular [scaphoid] bone of left wrist, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S62.002BUnspecified fracture of navicular [scaphoid] bone of left wrist, initial encounter for open fracture
- S62.002DUnspecified fracture of navicular [scaphoid] bone of left wrist, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S62.002GUnspecified fracture of navicular [scaphoid] bone of left wrist, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S62.002KUnspecified fracture of navicular [scaphoid] bone of left wrist, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S62.002PUnspecified fracture of navicular [scaphoid] bone of left wrist, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S62.002SUnspecified fracture of navicular [scaphoid] bone of left wrist, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S62.00. If S62.002 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S62.002
- Is S62.002 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S62.002 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S62.002 sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers (S60-S69).