S62.6
Header — not billableFracture of other and unspecified finger(s)
The ICD-10 code for fracture of other and unspecified finger(s) is S62.6.
S62.6 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 7 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 thumb (S62.5-)
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 S62.6
- S62.60Fracture of unspecified phalanx of fingernon-billable header
- S62.61Displaced fracture of proximal phalanx of fingernon-billable header
- S62.62Displaced fracture of middle phalanx of fingernon-billable header
- S62.63Displaced fracture of distal phalanx of fingernon-billable header
- S62.64Nondisplaced fracture of proximal phalanx of fingernon-billable header
- S62.65Nondisplaced fracture of middle phalanx of fingernon-billable header
- S62.66Nondisplaced fracture of distal phalanx of fingernon-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
- S62.3Fracture of other and unspecified metacarpal bonenon-billable header
- S62.5Fracture of thumbnon-billable header
- S62.9Unspecified fracture of handnon-billable header
- S62.6Fracture of other and unspecified finger(s)non-billable header