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S62.231

Other displaced fracture of base of first metacarpal bone, right hand

Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 7 never code together
S62code
Excludes1
  • traumatic amputation of wrist and hand (S68.-)S68.-
Excludes2
  • fracture of distal parts of ulna and radius (S52.-)S52.-
S60-S69block
Excludes2
  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)T20-T32
  • frostbite (T33-T34)T33-T34
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)T63.4
S00-T88chapter
Excludes2

Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.

Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.

7th character 7
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
Instructional notes 5
S62code
Notes
  • 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
S00-T88chapter
Notes
  • Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
  • The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Use additional code
  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)Z18.-
Index entries leading here 1
Alongside this code 5 same parent — S62.23
S62.232 Other disp fx of base of first metacarpal bone, left hand category S62.233 Other disp fx of base of first metacarpal bone, unsp hand category S62.234 Oth nondisp fx of base of first metacarpal bone, right hand category S62.235 Other nondisp fx of base of first metacarpal bone, left hand category S62.236 Other nondisp fx of base of first metacarpal bone, unsp hand category
Subordinate codes 7
S62.231A Oth disp fx of base of first MC bone, right hand, init S62.231B Oth disp fx of base of 1st MC bone, r hand, init for opn fx S62.231D Oth disp fx of base of 1st MC bone, r hand, 7thD S62.231G Oth disp fx of base of 1st MC bone, r hand, 7thG S62.231K Oth disp fx of base of 1st MC bone, r hand, 7thK S62.231P Oth disp fx of base of 1st MC bone, r hand, 7thP S62.231S Oth disp fx of base of first MC bone, right hand, sequela
Additional references
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Risk adjustment

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This code

Billable
no
Code set
FY2026
Parent
S62.23
Block
S60-S69
Siblings
5
Subordinate
7

Present FY2024–FY2027.