S62.3
Header — not billableFracture of other and unspecified metacarpal bone
The ICD-10 code for fracture of other and unspecified metacarpal bone is S62.3.
S62.3 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 8 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 first metacarpal bone (S62.2-)
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 S62.3
- S62.30Unspecified fracture of other metacarpal bonenon-billable header
- S62.31Displaced fracture of base of other metacarpal bonenon-billable header
- S62.32Displaced fracture of shaft of other metacarpal bonenon-billable header
- S62.33Displaced fracture of neck of other metacarpal bonenon-billable header
- S62.34Nondisplaced fracture of base of other metacarpal bonenon-billable header
- S62.35Nondisplaced fracture of shaft of other metacarpal bonenon-billable header
- S62.36Nondisplaced fracture of neck of other metacarpal bonenon-billable header
- S62.39Other fracture of other metacarpal bonenon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- S62.0Fracture of navicular [scaphoid] bone of wristnon-billable header
- S62.1Fracture of other and unspecified carpal bone(s)non-billable header
- S62.2Fracture of first 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
- S62.3Fracture of other and unspecified metacarpal bonenon-billable header