S62.345
S62.345 — Nondisplaced fracture of base of fourth metacarpal bone, left hand
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S62.345 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced fracture of base of fourth 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
S62.345 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 S62.345
7 child codes. Green means billable.
- S62.345ANondisplaced fracture of base of fourth metacarpal bone, left hand, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S62.345BNondisplaced fracture of base of fourth metacarpal bone, left hand, initial encounter for open fracture
- S62.345DNondisplaced fracture of base of fourth metacarpal bone, left hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S62.345GNondisplaced fracture of base of fourth metacarpal bone, left hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S62.345KNondisplaced fracture of base of fourth metacarpal bone, left hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S62.345PNondisplaced fracture of base of fourth metacarpal bone, left hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S62.345SNondisplaced fracture of base of fourth metacarpal bone, left hand, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S62.34. If S62.345 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
- S62.343Nondisplaced fracture of base of third metacarpal bone, left hand
- S62.344Nondisplaced fracture of base of fourth metacarpal bone, right 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 S62.345
- Is S62.345 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S62.345 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S62.345 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).