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ICD-10 diagnosis code

S63.3 Traumatic rupture of ligament of wrist and carpus

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S63.3 is the ICD-10 code for Traumatic rupture of ligament of wrist and carpus. It is a four-character subcategory of S63 (Dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments at wrist and hand level), the most specific level in the WHO edition. 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
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XIX · S00–T98
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What S63.3 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Collateral, wrist
  • Radiocarpal (ligament)
  • Ulnocarpal (palmar)

S63.3 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

S63.3Traumatisk ruptur av ligament i handled och hand

NorwayICD-10-NO

S63.3Traumatisk ruptur av leddbånd i håndledd eller håndrot

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS633Traumatisk ruptur af ligament i håndled eller hånd

  • DS633ATraumatisk ruptur af radiokarpalligament
  • DS633BTraumatisk ruptur af ulnokarpalligament
FinlandICD-10-FI

S63.3Ranteen ja/tai käden siteiden traumaattinen repeämä

GermanyICD-10-GM

S63.3Traumatische Ruptur von Bändern des Handgelenkes und der Handwurzel

FranceICD-10-FR

S63.3Rupture traumatique de ligament du poignet et du carpe

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S63.3traumatische ruptuur van ligament van pols en handwortel

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S63.301ATraumatic rupture of unspecified ligament of right wrist, initial encounter
  • S63.301DTraumatic rupture of unspecified ligament of right wrist, subsequent encounter
  • S63.301STraumatic rupture of unspecified ligament of right wrist, sequela
  • S63.302ATraumatic rupture of unspecified ligament of left wrist, initial encounter
  • S63.302DTraumatic rupture of unspecified ligament of left wrist, subsequent encounter
  • S63.302STraumatic rupture of unspecified ligament of left wrist, sequela
  • S63.309ATraumatic rupture of unspecified ligament of unspecified wrist, initial encounter
  • S63.309DTraumatic rupture of unspecified ligament of unspecified wrist, subsequent encounter
  • and 37 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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