S63.6
Other and unspecified sprain of finger(s)
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
This is the unspecified option. 8 more
specific codes sit alongside it. Worth
checking whether the documentation supports one of them.
Exclusions 7 never code together
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 S63.4 Traum rupt of ligmt of finger at MCP and interphaln joint(s) category S63.5 Other and unspecified sprain of wrist 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 8
S63.60 Unspecified sprain of thumb S63.61 Unspecified sprain of other and unspecified finger(s) S63.62 Sprain of interphalangeal joint of thumb S63.63 Sprain of interphalangeal joint of other and unsp finger(s) S63.64 Sprain of metacarpophalangeal joint of thumb S63.65 Sprain of metacarpophalangeal joint of and unsp finger(s) S63.68 Other sprain of thumb S63.69 Other sprain of other and unspecified finger(s)
Additional references
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