S62.255
S62.255 — Nondisplaced fracture of neck of first metacarpal bone, left hand
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S62.255 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced fracture of neck of first metacarpal bone, left 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
S62.255 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 S62.255
7 child codes. Green means billable.
- S62.255ANondisplaced fracture of neck of first metacarpal bone, left hand, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S62.255BNondisplaced fracture of neck of first metacarpal bone, left hand, initial encounter for open fracture
- S62.255DNondisplaced fracture of neck of first metacarpal bone, left hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S62.255GNondisplaced fracture of neck of first metacarpal bone, left hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S62.255KNondisplaced fracture of neck of first metacarpal bone, left hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S62.255PNondisplaced fracture of neck of first metacarpal bone, left hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S62.255SNondisplaced fracture of neck of first metacarpal bone, left hand, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S62.25. If S62.255 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S62.251Displaced fracture of neck of first metacarpal bone, right hand
- S62.252Displaced fracture of neck of first metacarpal bone, left hand
- S62.253Displaced fracture of neck of first metacarpal bone, unspecified hand
- S62.254Nondisplaced fracture of neck of first metacarpal bone, right hand
- S62.256Nondisplaced fracture of neck of first metacarpal bone, unspecified hand
Questions about S62.255
- Is S62.255 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S62.255 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S62.255 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).