S62.39
S62.39 — Other fracture of other metacarpal bone
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S62.39 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other fracture 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
Risk adjustment
S62.39 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 S62.39
10 child codes. Green means billable.
- S62.390Other fracture of second metacarpal bone, right hand
- S62.391Other fracture of second metacarpal bone, left hand
- S62.392Other fracture of third metacarpal bone, right hand
- S62.393Other fracture of third metacarpal bone, left hand
- S62.394Other fracture of fourth metacarpal bone, right hand
- S62.395Other fracture of fourth metacarpal bone, left hand
- S62.396Other fracture of fifth metacarpal bone, right hand
- S62.397Other fracture of fifth metacarpal bone, left hand
- S62.398Other fracture of other metacarpal bone
- S62.399Other fracture of unspecified metacarpal bone
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S62.3. If S62.39 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S62.30Unspecified fracture of other metacarpal bone
- S62.31Displaced fracture of base of other metacarpal bone
- S62.32Displaced fracture of shaft of other metacarpal bone
- S62.33Displaced fracture of neck of other metacarpal bone
- S62.34Nondisplaced fracture of base of other metacarpal bone
- S62.35Nondisplaced fracture of shaft of other metacarpal bone
- S62.36Nondisplaced fracture of neck of other metacarpal bone
Questions about S62.39
- Is S62.39 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S62.39 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S62.39 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).