S63.499 — Traumatic rupture of other ligament of unspecified finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint
S63.499 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for traumatic rupture of other ligament of unspecified 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
S63.499 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 S63.499 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 S63.499.
- Rupture, ruptured›traumatic›ligament›finger›specified site NEC
Code to one of these instead S63.499
3 child codes. Green means billable.
- S63.499ATraumatic rupture of other ligament of unspecified finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint, initial encounter
- S63.499DTraumatic rupture of other ligament of unspecified finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint, subsequent encounter
- S63.499STraumatic rupture of other ligament of unspecified finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S63.49. If S63.499 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S63.490Traumatic rupture of other ligament of right index finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint
- S63.491Traumatic rupture of other ligament of left index finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint
- S63.492Traumatic rupture of other ligament of right middle finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint
- S63.493Traumatic rupture of other ligament of left middle finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint
- S63.494Traumatic rupture of other ligament of right ring finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint
- S63.495Traumatic rupture of other ligament of left ring finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint
- S63.496Traumatic rupture of other ligament of right little finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint
- S63.497Traumatic rupture of other ligament of left little finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint
- S63.498Traumatic rupture of other ligament of other finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint
Questions about S63.499
- Is S63.499 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S63.499 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S63.499 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).