Is S62.233B a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. S62.233B is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does S62.233B 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 S62.233B?

S62.233B 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 S62.233B (S62) and apply to it just the same.

S62.233B

S62.233B — Other displaced fracture of base of first metacarpal bone, unspecified hand, initial encounter for open fracture

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMunspecified

S62.233B is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other displaced fracture of base of first metacarpal bone, unspecified hand, initial encounter for open fracture. It is valid for submission on a claim.

7th character "B" — initial encounter for open fracture

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 S62.233B

These are not written on S62.233B, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing S62.233B with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on S62 — Fracture at wrist and hand level

traumatic amputation of wrist and hand (S68.-)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S62.233B

Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of S62.233B, but a patient can have both, so you may code both.

Written on S62 — Fracture at wrist and hand level

fracture of distal parts of ulna and radius (S52.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with S62.233B

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at S62.233B. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading S62.233B alone.

M84.3Stress fracture
M84.4Pathological fracture, not elsewhere classified
S61Open wound of wrist, hand and fingers

Risk adjustment

S62.233B 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 history

S62.233B 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 S62.233. If S62.233B is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about S62.233B

Is S62.233B a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. S62.233B is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does S62.233B 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 S62.233B?: S62.233B 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 S62.233B (S62) and apply to it just the same.