ICD-10 diagnosis code
S63 Dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments at wrist and hand level
S63 is the ICD-10 code for Dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments at wrist and hand level. It is a three-character category divided into 8 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
Subcodes of S63
- S63.0Dislocation of wrist
- S63.1Dislocation of finger
- S63.2Multiple dislocations of fingers
- S63.3Traumatic rupture of ligament of wrist and carpus
- S63.4Traumatic rupture of ligament of finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint(s)
- S63.5Sprain and strain of wrist
- S63.6Sprain and strain of finger(s)
- S63.7Sprain and strain of other and unspecified parts of hand
S63 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
S63Luxation och distorsion i leder och ligament på handleds- och handnivå
DS63Luksation og distorsion af led og ligamenter i håndled og hånd
S63Ranteen ja käden nivelten ja siteiden sijoiltaanmenot, nyrjähdykset ja/tai venähdykset
S63Luxation, Verstauchung und Zerrung von Gelenken und Bändern in Höhe des Handgelenkes und der Hand
S63Luxation, entorse et foulure d'articulations et de ligaments au niveau du poignet et de la ma in
S63luxatie en distorsie van gewrichten en ligamenten ter hoogte van pols en hand
Listed through more specific codes:
- S63.8X1ASprain of other part of right wrist and hand, initial encounter
- S63.8X1DSprain of other part of right wrist and hand, subsequent encounter
- S63.8X1SSprain of other part of right wrist and hand, sequela
- S63.8X2ASprain of other part of left wrist and hand, initial encounter
- S63.8X2DSprain of other part of left wrist and hand, subsequent encounter
- S63.8X2SSprain of other part of left wrist and hand, sequela
- S63.8X9ASprain of other part of unspecified wrist and hand, initial encounter
- S63.8X9DSprain of other part of unspecified wrist and hand, subsequent encounter
- and 10 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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