S62.246
S62.246 — Nondisplaced fracture of shaft of first metacarpal bone, unspecified hand
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMunspecified
S62.246 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced fracture of shaft of first metacarpal bone, unspecified hand. 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
S62.246 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 S62.246
7 child codes. Green means billable.
- S62.246ANondisplaced fracture of shaft of first metacarpal bone, unspecified hand, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S62.246BNondisplaced fracture of shaft of first metacarpal bone, unspecified hand, initial encounter for open fracture
- S62.246DNondisplaced fracture of shaft of first metacarpal bone, unspecified hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S62.246GNondisplaced fracture of shaft of first metacarpal bone, unspecified hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S62.246KNondisplaced fracture of shaft of first metacarpal bone, unspecified hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S62.246PNondisplaced fracture of shaft of first metacarpal bone, unspecified hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S62.246SNondisplaced fracture of shaft of first metacarpal bone, unspecified hand, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S62.24. If S62.246 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S62.241Displaced fracture of shaft of first metacarpal bone, right hand
- S62.242Displaced fracture of shaft of first metacarpal bone, left hand
- S62.243Displaced fracture of shaft of first metacarpal bone, unspecified hand
- S62.244Nondisplaced fracture of shaft of first metacarpal bone, right hand
- S62.245Nondisplaced fracture of shaft of first metacarpal bone, left hand
Questions about S62.246
- Is S62.246 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S62.246 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S62.246 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).