S62.241
Displaced fracture of shaft of first metacarpal bone, right hand
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 7 never code together
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 — S62.24
S62.242 Disp fx of shaft of first metacarpal bone, left hand category S62.243 Disp fx of shaft of first metacarpal bone, unspecified hand category S62.244 Nondisp fx of shaft of first metacarpal bone, right hand category S62.245 Nondisp fx of shaft of first metacarpal bone, left hand category S62.246 Nondisp fx of shaft of first metacarpal bone, unsp hand category
Subordinate codes 7
S62.241A Disp fx of shaft of first metacarpal bone, right hand, init S62.241B Disp fx of shaft of first MC bone, r hand, init for opn fx S62.241D Disp fx of shaft of 1st MC bone, r hand, 7thD S62.241G Disp fx of shaft of 1st MC bone, r hand, 7thG S62.241K Disp fx of shaft of 1st MC bone, r hand, 7thK S62.241P Disp fx of shaft of 1st MC bone, r hand, 7thP S62.241S Disp fx of shaft of first MC bone, right hand, sequela
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