S62.323
S62.323 — Displaced fracture of shaft of third metacarpal bone, left hand
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S62.323 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced fracture of shaft 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
S62.323 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 S62.323
7 child codes. Green means billable.
- S62.323ADisplaced fracture of shaft of third metacarpal bone, left hand, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S62.323BDisplaced fracture of shaft of third metacarpal bone, left hand, initial encounter for open fracture
- S62.323DDisplaced fracture of shaft of third metacarpal bone, left hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S62.323GDisplaced fracture of shaft of third metacarpal bone, left hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S62.323KDisplaced fracture of shaft of third metacarpal bone, left hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S62.323PDisplaced fracture of shaft of third metacarpal bone, left hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S62.323SDisplaced fracture of shaft of third metacarpal bone, left hand, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S62.32. If S62.323 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
- S62.322Displaced fracture of shaft of third metacarpal bone, right 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 S62.323
- Is S62.323 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S62.323 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S62.323 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).