Is S63.279 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. S63.279 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does S63.279 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).

S63.279

S63.279 — Dislocation of unspecified interphalangeal joint of unspecified finger

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

S63.279 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for dislocation of unspecified interphalangeal joint 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 S63

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Dislocation of unspecified interphalangeal joint of unspecified finger without specified laterality

Risk adjustment

S63.279 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.

How S63.279 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to S63.279.

Dislocation›interphalangeal›finger

Code to one of these instead S63.279

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share S63.27. If S63.279 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about S63.279

Is S63.279 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. S63.279 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does S63.279 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).