S62.348
S62.348 — Nondisplaced fracture of base of other metacarpal bone
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S62.348 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced fracture of base of other metacarpal bone. 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
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Nondisplaced fracture of base of specified metacarpal bone with unspecified laterality
Risk adjustment
S62.348 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 S62.348
7 child codes. Green means billable.
- S62.348ANondisplaced fracture of base of other metacarpal bone, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S62.348BNondisplaced fracture of base of other metacarpal bone, initial encounter for open fracture
- S62.348DNondisplaced fracture of base of other metacarpal bone, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S62.348GNondisplaced fracture of base of other metacarpal bone, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S62.348KNondisplaced fracture of base of other metacarpal bone, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S62.348PNondisplaced fracture of base of other metacarpal bone, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S62.348SNondisplaced fracture of base of other metacarpal bone, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S62.34. If S62.348 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
- S62.345Nondisplaced 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
- S62.349Nondisplaced fracture of base of unspecified metacarpal bone
Questions about S62.348
- Is S62.348 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S62.348 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S62.348 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).