S62.9 — Unspecified fracture of hand
Is S62.9 billable?
No — S62.9 is a non-billable header code. S62.9 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 21 billable codes beneath S62.9.
Billable codes under this header
- S62.90XAUnspecified fracture of unspecified hand, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S62.90XBUnspecified fracture of unspecified hand, initial encounter for open fracture
- S62.90XDUnspecified fracture of unspecified hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S62.90XGUnspecified fracture of unspecified hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S62.90XKUnspecified fracture of unspecified hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S62.90XPUnspecified fracture of unspecified hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S62.90XSUnspecified fracture of unspecified hand, sequela
- S62.91XAUnspecified fracture of right hand, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S62.91XBUnspecified fracture of right hand, initial encounter for open fracture
- S62.91XDUnspecified fracture of right hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S62.91XGUnspecified fracture of right hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S62.91XKUnspecified fracture of right hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S62.91XPUnspecified fracture of right hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S62.91XSUnspecified fracture of right hand, sequela
- S62.92XAUnspecified fracture of left hand, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S62.92XBUnspecified fracture of left hand, initial encounter for open fracture
- S62.92XDUnspecified fracture of left hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S62.92XGUnspecified fracture of left hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S62.92XKUnspecified fracture of left hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S62.92XPUnspecified fracture of left hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S62.92XSUnspecified fracture of left hand, sequela
S62.9 at a glance
| Code | S62.9 |
|---|---|
| Description | Unspecified fracture of hand |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is S62.9 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to S62.9. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Fracture, traumatic › hand (abduction) (adduction) (separation)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from S62
The conditions below can never be reported together with S62.9 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- traumatic amputation of wrist and hand (S68.-)
Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19
Report an additional code alongside S62.9 to fully describe the condition. S62.9 is sequenced first.
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 19
The conditions below are not part of S62.9, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S62.9 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S60-S69
The conditions below are not part of S62.9, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S62.9 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S62
The conditions below are not part of S62.9, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S62.9 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- fracture of distal parts of ulna and radius (S52.-)
What codes fall under S62.9? (3)
How long has S62.9 existed?
S62.9 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
- FY2026Unspecified fracture of wrist and handUnspecified fracture of hand
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
Which conditions are coded to S62.9?
What other codes are in the S62 family? (6)
- S62.0Fracture of navicular [scaphoid] bone of wristnot billable
- S62.1Fracture of other and unspecified carpal bone(s)not billable
- S62.2Fracture of first metacarpal bonenot billable
- S62.3Fracture of other and unspecified metacarpal bonenot billable
- S62.5Fracture of thumbnot billable
- S62.6Fracture of other and unspecified finger(s)not billable