S62.303
S62.303 — Unspecified fracture of third metacarpal bone, left hand
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S62.303 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for unspecified fracture of third 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
S62.303 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 S62.303
7 child codes. Green means billable.
- S62.303AUnspecified fracture of third metacarpal bone, left hand, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S62.303BUnspecified fracture of third metacarpal bone, left hand, initial encounter for open fracture
- S62.303DUnspecified fracture of third metacarpal bone, left hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S62.303GUnspecified fracture of third metacarpal bone, left hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S62.303KUnspecified fracture of third metacarpal bone, left hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S62.303PUnspecified fracture of third metacarpal bone, left hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S62.303SUnspecified fracture of third metacarpal bone, left hand, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S62.30. If S62.303 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S62.300Unspecified fracture of second metacarpal bone, right hand
- S62.301Unspecified fracture of second metacarpal bone, left hand
- S62.302Unspecified fracture of third metacarpal bone, right hand
- S62.304Unspecified fracture of fourth metacarpal bone, right hand
- S62.305Unspecified fracture of fourth metacarpal bone, left hand
- S62.306Unspecified fracture of fifth metacarpal bone, right hand
- S62.307Unspecified fracture of fifth metacarpal bone, left hand
- S62.308Unspecified fracture of other metacarpal bone
- S62.309Unspecified fracture of unspecified metacarpal bone
Questions about S62.303
- Is S62.303 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S62.303 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S62.303 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).