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S62.251

Displaced fracture of neck 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 — S62.25
S62.252 Disp fx of neck of first metacarpal bone, left hand category S62.253 Disp fx of neck of first metacarpal bone, unspecified hand category S62.254 Nondisp fx of neck of first metacarpal bone, right hand category S62.255 Nondisp fx of neck of first metacarpal bone, left hand category S62.256 Nondisp fx of neck of first metacarpal bone, unsp hand category
Subordinate codes 7
S62.251A Disp fx of neck of first metacarpal bone, right hand, init S62.251B Disp fx of neck of first MC bone, r hand, init for opn fx S62.251D Disp fx of nk of 1st MC bone, r hand, 7thD S62.251G Disp fx of nk of 1st MC bone, r hand, 7thG S62.251K Disp fx of nk of 1st MC bone, r hand, subs for fx w nonunion S62.251P Disp fx of nk of 1st MC bone, r hand, subs for fx w malunion S62.251S Disp fx of neck 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
S62.25
Block
S60-S69
Siblings
5
Subordinate
7

Present FY2024–FY2027.