S63.400
S63.400 — Traumatic rupture of unspecified ligament of right index finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S63.400 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for traumatic rupture of unspecified ligament of right index finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint. 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
Risk adjustment
S63.400 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 S63.400
3 child codes. Green means billable.
- S63.400ATraumatic rupture of unspecified ligament of right index finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint, initial encounter
- S63.400DTraumatic rupture of unspecified ligament of right index finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint, subsequent encounter
- S63.400STraumatic rupture of unspecified ligament of right index finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S63.40. If S63.400 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S63.401Traumatic rupture of unspecified ligament of left index finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint
- S63.402Traumatic rupture of unspecified ligament of right middle finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint
- S63.403Traumatic rupture of unspecified ligament of left middle finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint
- S63.404Traumatic rupture of unspecified ligament of right ring finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint
- S63.405Traumatic rupture of unspecified ligament of left ring finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint
- S63.406Traumatic rupture of unspecified ligament of right little finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint
- S63.407Traumatic rupture of unspecified ligament of left little finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint
- S63.408Traumatic rupture of unspecified ligament of other finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint
- S63.409Traumatic rupture of unspecified ligament of unspecified finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint
Questions about S63.400
- Is S63.400 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S63.400 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S63.400 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).