S62.60
S62.60 — Fracture of unspecified phalanx of finger
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S62.60 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for fracture of unspecified phalanx of finger. 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
S62.60 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 S62.60
10 child codes. Green means billable.
- S62.600Fracture of unspecified phalanx of right index finger
- S62.601Fracture of unspecified phalanx of left index finger
- S62.602Fracture of unspecified phalanx of right middle finger
- S62.603Fracture of unspecified phalanx of left middle finger
- S62.604Fracture of unspecified phalanx of right ring finger
- S62.605Fracture of unspecified phalanx of left ring finger
- S62.606Fracture of unspecified phalanx of right little finger
- S62.607Fracture of unspecified phalanx of left little finger
- S62.608Fracture of unspecified phalanx of other finger
- S62.609Fracture of unspecified phalanx of unspecified finger
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S62.6. If S62.60 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S62.61Displaced fracture of proximal phalanx of finger
- S62.62Displaced fracture of middle phalanx of finger
- S62.63Displaced fracture of distal phalanx of finger
- S62.64Nondisplaced fracture of proximal phalanx of finger
- S62.65Nondisplaced fracture of middle phalanx of finger
- S62.66Nondisplaced fracture of distal phalanx of finger
Questions about S62.60
- Is S62.60 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S62.60 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S62.60 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).