S63.43
S63.43 — Traumatic rupture of volar plate of finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S63.43 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for traumatic rupture of volar plate of 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
S63.43 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 S63.43
10 child codes. Green means billable.
- S63.430Traumatic rupture of volar plate of right index finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint
- S63.431Traumatic rupture of volar plate of left index finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint
- S63.432Traumatic rupture of volar plate of right middle finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint
- S63.433Traumatic rupture of volar plate of left middle finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint
- S63.434Traumatic rupture of volar plate of right ring finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint
- S63.435Traumatic rupture of volar plate of left ring finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint
- S63.436Traumatic rupture of volar plate of right little finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint
- S63.437Traumatic rupture of volar plate of left little finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint
- S63.438Traumatic rupture of volar plate of other finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint
- S63.439Traumatic rupture of volar plate of unspecified finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S63.4. If S63.43 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S63.40Traumatic rupture of unspecified ligament of finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint
- S63.41Traumatic rupture of collateral ligament of finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint
- S63.42Traumatic rupture of palmar ligament of finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint
- S63.49Traumatic rupture of other ligament of finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint
Questions about S63.43
- Is S63.43 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S63.43 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S63.43 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).