S62.322
S62.322 — Displaced fracture of shaft of third metacarpal bone, right hand
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S62.322 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced fracture of shaft of third metacarpal bone, right 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
S62.322 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 S62.322
7 child codes. Green means billable.
- S62.322ADisplaced fracture of shaft of third metacarpal bone, right hand, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S62.322BDisplaced fracture of shaft of third metacarpal bone, right hand, initial encounter for open fracture
- S62.322DDisplaced fracture of shaft of third metacarpal bone, right hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S62.322GDisplaced fracture of shaft of third metacarpal bone, right hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S62.322KDisplaced fracture of shaft of third metacarpal bone, right hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S62.322PDisplaced fracture of shaft of third metacarpal bone, right hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S62.322SDisplaced fracture of shaft of third metacarpal bone, right hand, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S62.32. If S62.322 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S62.320Displaced fracture of shaft of second metacarpal bone, right hand
- S62.321Displaced fracture of shaft of second metacarpal bone, left hand
- S62.323Displaced fracture of shaft of third metacarpal bone, left hand
- S62.324Displaced fracture of shaft of fourth metacarpal bone, right hand
- S62.325Displaced fracture of shaft of fourth metacarpal bone, left hand
- S62.326Displaced fracture of shaft of fifth metacarpal bone, right hand
- S62.327Displaced fracture of shaft of fifth metacarpal bone, left hand
- S62.328Displaced fracture of shaft of other metacarpal bone
- S62.329Displaced fracture of shaft of unspecified metacarpal bone
Questions about S62.322
- Is S62.322 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S62.322 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S62.322 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).