S62 is the ICD-10 code for Fracture at wrist and hand level. It is a three-character category divided into 9 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block S60–S69 (Injuries to the wrist and hand) in Chapter XIX, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XIX · S00–T98
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What S62 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- fracture of distal parts of ulna and radius S52.-
Subcodes of S62
- S62.0Fracture of navicular [scaphoid] bone of hand
- S62.1Fracture of other carpal bone(s)
- S62.2Fracture of first metacarpal bone
- S62.3Fracture of other metacarpal bone
- S62.4Multiple fractures of metacarpal bones
- S62.5Fracture of thumb
- S62.6Fracture of other finger
- S62.7Multiple fractures of fingers
- S62.8Fracture of other and unspecified parts of wrist and hand
S62 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DS62Fraktur af håndled og hånd
S62Ranteen tai käden murtuma
S62Fraktur im Bereich des Handgelenkes und der Hand
S62Fracture au niveau du poignet et de la main
S62fractuur ter hoogte van pols en hand
Listed through more specific codes:
- 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
- and 13 more national subcodes
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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