Is S62.03 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. S62.03 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does S62.03 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).

S62.03

S62.03 — Fracture of proximal third of navicular [scaphoid] bone of wrist

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

S62.03 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for fracture of proximal third of navicular [scaphoid] bone of 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

S62.03 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 S62.03

6 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share S62.0. If S62.03 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about S62.03

Is S62.03 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. S62.03 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does S62.03 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).