S62.343
S62.343 — Nondisplaced fracture of base of third metacarpal bone, left hand
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S62.343 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced fracture of base 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
S62.343 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 S62.343
7 child codes. Green means billable.
- S62.343ANondisplaced fracture of base of third metacarpal bone, left hand, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S62.343BNondisplaced fracture of base of third metacarpal bone, left hand, initial encounter for open fracture
- S62.343DNondisplaced fracture of base of third metacarpal bone, left hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S62.343GNondisplaced fracture of base of third metacarpal bone, left hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S62.343KNondisplaced fracture of base of third metacarpal bone, left hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S62.343PNondisplaced fracture of base of third metacarpal bone, left hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S62.343SNondisplaced fracture of base of third metacarpal bone, left hand, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S62.34. If S62.343 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S62.340Nondisplaced fracture of base of second metacarpal bone, right hand
- S62.341Nondisplaced fracture of base of second metacarpal bone, left hand
- S62.342Nondisplaced fracture of base of third metacarpal bone, right hand
- S62.344Nondisplaced fracture of base of fourth metacarpal bone, right hand
- S62.345Nondisplaced fracture of base of fourth metacarpal bone, left hand
- S62.346Nondisplaced fracture of base of fifth metacarpal bone, right hand
- S62.347Nondisplaced fracture of base of fifth metacarpal bone, left hand
- S62.348Nondisplaced fracture of base of other metacarpal bone
- S62.349Nondisplaced fracture of base of unspecified metacarpal bone
Questions about S62.343
- Is S62.343 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S62.343 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S62.343 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).