S62.109
S62.109 — Fracture of unspecified carpal bone, unspecified wrist
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMunspecified
S62.109 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for fracture of unspecified carpal bone, unspecified 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
S62.109 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 S62.109
7 child codes. Green means billable.
- S62.109AFracture of unspecified carpal bone, unspecified wrist, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S62.109BFracture of unspecified carpal bone, unspecified wrist, initial encounter for open fracture
- S62.109DFracture of unspecified carpal bone, unspecified wrist, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S62.109GFracture of unspecified carpal bone, unspecified wrist, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S62.109KFracture of unspecified carpal bone, unspecified wrist, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S62.109PFracture of unspecified carpal bone, unspecified wrist, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S62.109SFracture of unspecified carpal bone, unspecified wrist, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S62.10. If S62.109 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S62.109
- Is S62.109 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S62.109 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S62.109 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).