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S62.521A
Billable

Displaced fracture of distal phalanx of right thumb (initial encounter for closed fracture)

Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Billable Code

S62.521A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

Referenced in Diagnoses

Conditions that use this ICD-10 code in their documentation

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right hand injury
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Injury of Right Hand

Additional Information from Parent Codes

The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.

Excludes1

3 items

From S00-T88:

From S62:

  • traumatic amputation of wrist and hand (S68.-)

Excludes2

1 item

From S62:

  • fracture of distal parts of ulna and radius (S52.-)

Use Additional Code

1 item

From S00-T88:

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

Notes

2 items

From S62:

  • A fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should be coded to displaced
  • A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed

7th Character Notes

8 items

From S62:

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S62
  • A: initial encounter for closed fracture
  • B: initial encounter for open fracture
  • D: subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
  • G: subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
  • K: subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
  • P: subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
  • S: sequela
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