ICD-10-CM Code S62.20
Unspecified fracture of first metacarpal bone
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code S62.20 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of S62.20 that describes the diagnosis 'unspecified fracture of first metacarpal bone' in more detail.
- S62.20 Unspecified fracture of first metacarpal bone NON-BILLABLE
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The ICD code S622 is used to code Bennett's fracture
Bennett fracture is a fracture of the base of the first metacarpal bone which extends into the carpometacarpal (CMC) joint. This intra-articular fracture is the most common type of fracture of the thumb, and is nearly always accompanied by some degree of subluxation or frank dislocation of the carpometacarpal joint.
Specialty: | Emergency Medicine |
ICD 9 Code: | 815.01 |
Bennett fracture on x-ray
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Closed fracture thumb metacarpal neck (disorder)
- Closed fracture thumb metacarpal head (disorder)
- Bennett's fracture (disorder)
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Possible requirement for an external cause code
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'S62.20 - Unspecified fracture of first metacarpal bone'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code S62.20. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: S62.2 - Fracture of first metacarpal bone