S62.331G — Displaced fracture of neck of second metacarpal bone, left hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
S62.331G is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for displaced fracture of neck of second metacarpal bone, left hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "G" — subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
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
S62.331G 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.
Medicare coverage
S62.331G is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies — 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
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Related codes at this level
Codes that share S62.331. If S62.331G is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- 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
- S62.331KDisplaced 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
Questions about S62.331G
- Is S62.331G a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. S62.331G is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does S62.331G 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).