S62.1
Header — not billableFracture of other and unspecified carpal bone(s)
The ICD-10 code for fracture of other and unspecified carpal bone(s) is S62.1.
S62.1 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 9 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
- fracture of scaphoid of wrist (S62.0-)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •This code describes an unspecified presentation. If the medical record documents a more specific detail (e.g. laterality, type, or affected site), a more specific sibling code should be used instead — see Related codes below.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under S62.1
- S62.10Fracture of unspecified carpal bonenon-billable header
- S62.11Fracture of triquetrum [cuneiform] bone of wristnon-billable header
- S62.12Fracture of lunate [semilunar]non-billable header
- S62.13Fracture of capitate [os magnum] bonenon-billable header
- S62.14Fracture of body of hamate [unciform] bonenon-billable header
- S62.15Fracture of hook process of hamate [unciform] bonenon-billable header
- S62.16Fracture of pisiformnon-billable header
- S62.17Fracture of trapezium [larger multangular]non-billable header
- S62.18Fracture of trapezoid [smaller multangular]non-billable header
Related codes in this category
- S62.0Fracture of navicular [scaphoid] bone of wristnon-billable header
- S62.2Fracture of first metacarpal bonenon-billable header
- S62.3Fracture of other and unspecified metacarpal bonenon-billable header
- S62.5Fracture of thumbnon-billable header
- S62.6Fracture of other and unspecified finger(s)non-billable header
- S62.9Unspecified fracture of handnon-billable header
- S62.1Fracture of other and unspecified carpal bone(s)non-billable header