S63.439
Traumatic rupture of volar plate of unspecified finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
This is the unspecified option. 9 more
specific codes sit alongside it. Worth
checking whether the documentation supports one of them.
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 1
Alongside this code 9 same parent — S63.43
S63.430 Traumatic rupture of volar plate of r idx fngr at MCP/IP jt category S63.431 Traumatic rupture of volar plate of l idx fngr at MCP/IP jt category S63.432 Traum rupture of volar plate of r mid finger at MCP/IP jt category S63.433 Traum rupture of volar plate of l mid finger at MCP/IP jt category S63.434 Traumatic rupture of volar plate of r rng fngr at MCP/IP jt category S63.435 Traumatic rupture of volar plate of l rng fngr at MCP/IP jt category S63.436 Traum rupture of volar plate of r little finger at MCP/IP jt category S63.437 Traum rupture of volar plate of l little finger at MCP/IP jt category S63.438 Traumatic rupture of volar plate of finger at MCP/IP jt category
Subordinate codes 3
Additional references
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