S62.331
S62.331 — Displaced fracture of neck of second metacarpal bone, left hand
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S62.331 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced fracture of neck of second 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
S62.331 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 S62.331
7 child codes. Green means billable.
- S62.331ADisplaced fracture of neck of second metacarpal bone, left hand, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S62.331BDisplaced fracture of neck of second metacarpal bone, left hand, initial encounter for open fracture
- S62.331DDisplaced fracture of neck of second metacarpal bone, left hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S62.331GDisplaced fracture of neck of second metacarpal bone, left hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S62.331KDisplaced fracture of neck of second metacarpal bone, left hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S62.331PDisplaced fracture of neck of second metacarpal bone, left hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S62.331SDisplaced fracture of neck of second metacarpal bone, left hand, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S62.33. If S62.331 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S62.330Displaced fracture of neck of second metacarpal bone, right hand
- S62.332Displaced fracture of neck of third metacarpal bone, right hand
- S62.333Displaced fracture of neck of third metacarpal bone, left hand
- S62.334Displaced fracture of neck of fourth metacarpal bone, right hand
- S62.335Displaced fracture of neck of fourth metacarpal bone, left hand
- S62.336Displaced fracture of neck of fifth metacarpal bone, right hand
- S62.337Displaced fracture of neck of fifth metacarpal bone, left hand
- S62.338Displaced fracture of neck of other metacarpal bone
- S62.339Displaced fracture of neck of unspecified metacarpal bone
Questions about S62.331
- Is S62.331 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S62.331 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S62.331 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).