S63
Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at wrist and hand level
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 6 never code together
S60-S69block
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
7th character 3
A initial encounter
D subsequent encounter
S sequela
Instructional notes 11
S63code
Includes
- avulsion of joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
- laceration of cartilage, joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
- sprain of cartilage, joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
- traumatic hemarthrosis of joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
- traumatic rupture of joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
- traumatic subluxation of joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
- traumatic tear of joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
Code also
- any associated open wound
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 filed at null
No alphabetic index entry points at this code.
Subordinate codes 9
S63.0 Subluxation and dislocation of wrist and hand joints S63.1 Subluxation and dislocation of thumb S63.2 Subluxation and dislocation of other finger(s) S63.3 Traumatic rupture of ligament of wrist S63.4 Traum rupt of ligmt of finger at MCP and interphaln joint(s) S63.5 Other and unspecified sprain of wrist S63.6 Other and unspecified sprain of finger(s) S63.8 Sprain of other part of wrist and hand S63.9 Sprain of unspecified part of wrist and hand
Additional references
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