ICD-10-CM Code S63.40
Traumatic rupture of unspecified ligament of finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint
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 S63.40 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the ten child codes of S63.40 that describes the diagnosis 'traumatic rupture of unsp ligament of finger at mcp/ip jt' in more detail.
- S63.40 Traumatic rupture of unspecified ligament of finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint NON-BILLABLE
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The ICD code S634 is used to code Stener lesion
A Stener lesion is a type of traumatic injury to the thumb. It occurs when the aponeurosis of the adductor pollicis muscle becomes interposed between the ruptured ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) of the thumb and its site of insertion at the base of the proximal phalanx. No longer in contact with its insertion site, the UCL cannot spontaneously heal.
| Specialty: | Emergency Medicine |
| MeSH Code: | D006227 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 719.94 |
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'S63.40 - Traumatic rupture of unspecified ligament of finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint'
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Parent Code: S63.4 - Traumatic rupture of ligament of finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint(s)