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S62.242

Displaced fracture of shaft of first metacarpal bone, left 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 — S62.24
S62.241 Disp fx of shaft of first metacarpal bone, right 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
S62.242A Disp fx of shaft of first metacarpal bone, left hand, init S62.242B Disp fx of shaft of first MC bone, l hand, init for opn fx S62.242D Disp fx of shaft of 1st MC bone, l hand, 7thD S62.242G Disp fx of shaft of 1st MC bone, l hand, 7thG S62.242K Disp fx of shaft of 1st MC bone, l hand, 7thK S62.242P Disp fx of shaft of 1st MC bone, l hand, 7thP S62.242S Disp fx of shaft of first MC bone, left hand, sequela
Additional references
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Risk adjustment

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This code

Billable
no
Code set
FY2026
Parent
S62.24
Block
S60-S69
Siblings
5
Subordinate
7

Present FY2024–FY2027.