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ICD-10 diagnosis code

S63.5 Sprain and strain of wrist

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S63.5 is the ICD-10 code for Sprain and strain of wrist. 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 S63.5 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Carpal (joint)
  • Radiocarpal (joint) (ligament)

S63.5 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

S63.5Distorsion i handled

NorwayICD-10-NO

S63.5Forstuving eller forstrekking av håndledd

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS635Distorsion af håndled

FinlandICD-10-FI

S63.5Ranteen nyrjähdys tai venähdys

GermanyICD-10-GM

S63.5Verstauchung und Zerrung des Handgelenkes

  • S63.50Teil nicht näher bezeichnet
  • S63.51Karpal (-Gelenk)
  • S63.52Radiokarpal (-Band) (-Gelenk)
  • S63.53Karpometakarpal (-Gelenk)
  • S63.58Sonstige Teile
FranceICD-10-FR

S63.5Entorse et foulure du poignet

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S63.5distorsie van pols

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S63.501AUnspecified sprain of right wrist, initial encounter
  • S63.501DUnspecified sprain of right wrist, subsequent encounter
  • S63.501SUnspecified sprain of right wrist, sequela
  • S63.502AUnspecified sprain of left wrist, initial encounter
  • S63.502DUnspecified sprain of left wrist, subsequent encounter
  • S63.502SUnspecified sprain of left wrist, sequela
  • S63.509AUnspecified sprain of unspecified wrist, initial encounter
  • S63.509DUnspecified sprain of unspecified wrist, subsequent encounter
  • and 28 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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