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  1. ICD.Codes
  2. ICD-10-CM (2016)
  3. Chapter 19
  4. Section S60-S69
  5. Code S63.6

ICD-10-CM Code S63.6
Other and unspecified sprain of finger(s)

NON-BILLABLE
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-10 from 2011 - 2016

ICD Code S63.6 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the eight child codes of S63.6 that describes the diagnosis 'other and unspecified sprain of finger(s)' in more detail.

Coding Notes for S63.6 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here."
Traumatic rupture of ligament of finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint(s) - instead, use code S63.4-

Related Concepts SNOMET-CT

  • Sprain finger, proximal interphalangeal joint, nonspecific (disorder)
  • Sprain finger, proximal interphalangeal joint, ulnar collateral ligament (disorder)
  • Metacarpophalangeal sprain (disorder)
  • Open division, finger, metacarpophalangeal joint, ulnar collateral ligament (disorder)

Coding Advice SNOMET-CT

  • Possible requirement for an external cause code

Parent Code: S63 - Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at wrist and hand level

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Source: http://icd.codes/icd10cm/S636