S62.021G — Displaced fracture of middle third of navicular [scaphoid] bone of right wrist, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
S62.021G is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for displaced fracture of middle third of navicular [scaphoid] bone of right wrist, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "G" — subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
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
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S62.021G
These are not written on S62.021G, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing S62.021G with anything listed here is a denial.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S62.021G
Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of S62.021G, but a patient can have both, so you may code both.
Other codes that can never be billed with S62.021G
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at S62.021G. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading S62.021G alone.
Risk adjustment
S62.021G 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.
Medicare coverage
S62.021G is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies — 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
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Code history
S62.021G has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S62.021. If S62.021G is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S62.021ADisplaced fracture of middle third of navicular [scaphoid] bone of right wrist, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S62.021BDisplaced fracture of middle third of navicular [scaphoid] bone of right wrist, initial encounter for open fracture
- S62.021DDisplaced fracture of middle third of navicular [scaphoid] bone of right wrist, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S62.021KDisplaced fracture of middle third of navicular [scaphoid] bone of right wrist, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S62.021PDisplaced fracture of middle third of navicular [scaphoid] bone of right wrist, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S62.021SDisplaced fracture of middle third of navicular [scaphoid] bone of right wrist, sequela
Questions about S62.021G
- Is S62.021G a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. S62.021G is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does S62.021G 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).
- What cannot be coded together with S62.021G?
- S62.021G carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above S62.021G (S62) and apply to it just the same.