S62.356
S62.356 — Nondisplaced fracture of shaft of fifth metacarpal bone, right hand
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S62.356 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced fracture of shaft of fifth metacarpal bone, right 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
S62.356 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 S62.356
7 child codes. Green means billable.
- S62.356ANondisplaced fracture of shaft of fifth metacarpal bone, right hand, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S62.356BNondisplaced fracture of shaft of fifth metacarpal bone, right hand, initial encounter for open fracture
- S62.356DNondisplaced fracture of shaft of fifth metacarpal bone, right hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S62.356GNondisplaced fracture of shaft of fifth metacarpal bone, right hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S62.356KNondisplaced fracture of shaft of fifth metacarpal bone, right hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S62.356PNondisplaced fracture of shaft of fifth metacarpal bone, right hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S62.356SNondisplaced fracture of shaft of fifth metacarpal bone, right hand, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S62.35. If S62.356 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S62.350Nondisplaced fracture of shaft of second metacarpal bone, right hand
- S62.351Nondisplaced fracture of shaft of second metacarpal bone, left hand
- S62.352Nondisplaced fracture of shaft of third metacarpal bone, right hand
- S62.353Nondisplaced fracture of shaft of third metacarpal bone, left hand
- S62.354Nondisplaced fracture of shaft of fourth metacarpal bone, right hand
- S62.355Nondisplaced fracture of shaft of fourth metacarpal bone, left hand
- S62.357Nondisplaced fracture of shaft of fifth metacarpal bone, left hand
- S62.358Nondisplaced fracture of shaft of other metacarpal bone
- S62.359Nondisplaced fracture of shaft of unspecified metacarpal bone
Questions about S62.356
- Is S62.356 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S62.356 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S62.356 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).