S62.620
S62.620 — Displaced fracture of middle phalanx of right index finger
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S62.620 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced fracture of middle phalanx of right index 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
S62.620 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 S62.620
7 child codes. Green means billable.
- S62.620ADisplaced fracture of middle phalanx of right index finger, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S62.620BDisplaced fracture of middle phalanx of right index finger, initial encounter for open fracture
- S62.620DDisplaced fracture of middle phalanx of right index finger, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S62.620GDisplaced fracture of middle phalanx of right index finger, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S62.620KDisplaced fracture of middle phalanx of right index finger, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S62.620PDisplaced fracture of middle phalanx of right index finger, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S62.620SDisplaced fracture of middle phalanx of right index finger, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S62.62. If S62.620 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S62.621Displaced fracture of middle phalanx of left index finger
- S62.622Displaced fracture of middle phalanx of right middle finger
- S62.623Displaced fracture of middle phalanx of left middle finger
- S62.624Displaced fracture of middle phalanx of right ring finger
- S62.625Displaced fracture of middle phalanx of left ring finger
- S62.626Displaced fracture of middle phalanx of right little finger
- S62.627Displaced fracture of middle phalanx of left little finger
- S62.628Displaced fracture of middle phalanx of other finger
- S62.629Displaced fracture of middle phalanx of unspecified finger
Questions about S62.620
- Is S62.620 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S62.620 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S62.620 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).