S62.609
S62.609 — Fracture of unspecified phalanx of unspecified finger
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S62.609 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for fracture of unspecified phalanx of unspecified 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
S62.609 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 S62.609
7 child codes. Green means billable.
- S62.609AFracture of unspecified phalanx of unspecified finger, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S62.609BFracture of unspecified phalanx of unspecified finger, initial encounter for open fracture
- S62.609DFracture of unspecified phalanx of unspecified finger, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S62.609GFracture of unspecified phalanx of unspecified finger, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S62.609KFracture of unspecified phalanx of unspecified finger, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S62.609PFracture of unspecified phalanx of unspecified finger, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S62.609SFracture of unspecified phalanx of unspecified finger, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S62.60. If S62.609 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- 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
Questions about S62.609
- Is S62.609 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S62.609 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S62.609 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).