S63.4
Header — not billableTraumatic rupture of ligament of finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint(s)
The ICD-10 code for traumatic rupture of ligament of finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint(s) is S63.4.
S63.4 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 5 more specific codes below.
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.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under S63.4
- S63.40Traumatic rupture of unspecified ligament of finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal jointnon-billable header
- S63.41Traumatic rupture of collateral ligament of finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal jointnon-billable header
- S63.42Traumatic rupture of palmar ligament of finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal jointnon-billable header
- S63.43Traumatic rupture of volar plate of finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal jointnon-billable header
- S63.49Traumatic rupture of other ligament of finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal jointnon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- S63.0Subluxation and dislocation of wrist and hand jointsnon-billable header
- S63.1Subluxation and dislocation of thumbnon-billable header
- S63.2Subluxation and dislocation of other finger(s)non-billable header
- S63.3Traumatic rupture of ligament of wristnon-billable header
- S63.5Other and unspecified sprain of wristnon-billable header
- S63.6Other and unspecified sprain of finger(s)non-billable header
- S63.8Sprain of other part of wrist and handnon-billable header
- S63.9Sprain of unspecified part of wrist and handnon-billable header
- S63.4Traumatic rupture of ligament of finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint(s)non-billable header