S62.368
S62.368 — Nondisplaced fracture of neck of other metacarpal bone
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S62.368 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced fracture of neck 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 neck of specified metacarpal bone with unspecified laterality
Risk adjustment
S62.368 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 S62.368
7 child codes. Green means billable.
- S62.368ANondisplaced fracture of neck of other metacarpal bone, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S62.368BNondisplaced fracture of neck of other metacarpal bone, initial encounter for open fracture
- S62.368DNondisplaced fracture of neck of other metacarpal bone, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S62.368GNondisplaced fracture of neck of other metacarpal bone, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S62.368KNondisplaced fracture of neck of other metacarpal bone, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S62.368PNondisplaced fracture of neck of other metacarpal bone, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S62.368SNondisplaced fracture of neck of other metacarpal bone, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S62.36. If S62.368 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
- S62.362Nondisplaced fracture of neck of third metacarpal bone, right 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
- S62.369Nondisplaced fracture of neck of unspecified metacarpal bone
Questions about S62.368
- Is S62.368 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S62.368 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S62.368 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).