S62.362
S62.362 — Nondisplaced fracture of neck of third metacarpal bone, right hand
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S62.362 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced fracture of neck of third 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
S62.362 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 S62.362
7 child codes. Green means billable.
- S62.362ANondisplaced fracture of neck of third metacarpal bone, right hand, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S62.362BNondisplaced fracture of neck of third metacarpal bone, right hand, initial encounter for open fracture
- S62.362DNondisplaced fracture of neck of third metacarpal bone, right hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S62.362GNondisplaced fracture of neck of third metacarpal bone, right hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S62.362KNondisplaced fracture of neck of third metacarpal bone, right hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S62.362PNondisplaced fracture of neck of third metacarpal bone, right hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S62.362SNondisplaced fracture of neck of third metacarpal bone, right hand, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S62.36. If S62.362 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S62.360Nondisplaced fracture of neck of second metacarpal bone, right hand
- S62.361Nondisplaced fracture of neck of second metacarpal bone, left hand
- S62.363Nondisplaced fracture of neck of third metacarpal bone, left hand
- S62.364Nondisplaced fracture of neck of fourth metacarpal bone, right hand
- S62.365Nondisplaced fracture of neck of fourth metacarpal bone, left hand
- S62.366Nondisplaced fracture of neck of fifth metacarpal bone, right hand
- S62.367Nondisplaced fracture of neck of fifth metacarpal bone, left hand
- S62.368Nondisplaced fracture of neck of other metacarpal bone
- S62.369Nondisplaced fracture of neck of unspecified metacarpal bone
Questions about S62.362
- Is S62.362 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S62.362 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S62.362 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).