Is S67.42 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. S67.42 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does S67.42 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).

What cannot be coded together with S67.42?

S67.42 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above S67.42 (S67.4) and apply to it just the same.

S67.42

S67.42 — Crushing injury of left wrist and hand

Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft

S67.42 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for crushing injury of left wrist and hand. 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 S67

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S67.42

These are not written on S67.42, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing S67.42 with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on S67.4 — Crushing injury of wrist and hand

crushing injury of hand alone (S67.2-)
crushing injury of wrist alone (S67.3-)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S67.42

Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of S67.42, but a patient can have both, so you may code both.

Written on S67.4 — Crushing injury of wrist and hand

crushing injury of fingers (S67.1-)
crushing injury of thumb (S67.0-)

Risk adjustment

S67.42 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 history

S67.42 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Code to one of these instead S67.42

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share S67.4. If S67.42 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about S67.42

Is S67.42 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. S67.42 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does S67.42 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).
What cannot be coded together with S67.42?: S67.42 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above S67.42 (S67.4) and apply to it just the same.