S63.4
Traumatic rupture of ligament of finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint(s)
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.
Alongside this code 8 same parent — S63
S63.0 Subluxation and dislocation of wrist and hand joints category S63.1 Subluxation and dislocation of thumb category S63.2 Subluxation and dislocation of other finger(s) category S63.3 Traumatic rupture of ligament of wrist category S63.5 Other and unspecified sprain of wrist category S63.6 Other and unspecified sprain of finger(s) category S63.8 Sprain of other part of wrist and hand category S63.9 Sprain of unspecified part of wrist and hand category
Subordinate codes 5
S63.40 Traumatic rupture of unsp ligament of finger at MCP/IP jt S63.41 Traumatic rupture of collat ligament of finger at MCP/IP jt S63.42 Traumatic rupture of palmar ligament of finger at MCP/IP jt S63.43 Traumatic rupture of volar plate of finger at MCP/IP jt S63.49 Traumatic rupture of ligament of finger at MCP/IP jt
Additional references
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