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S63.6 Sprain and strain of finger(s)

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S63.6 is the ICD-10 code for Sprain and strain of finger(s). 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 S63.6 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Interphalangeal (joint), hand
  • Metacarpophalangeal (joint)
  • Phalanx, hand
  • Thumb

S63.6 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

S63.6Distorsion i finger (fingrar) eller tumme

NorwayICD-10-NO

S63.6Forstuving eller forstrekking av finger

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS636Distorsion af fingerled

  • DS636ADistorsion af interfalangealled i tommelfinger
  • DS636BDistorsion af interfalangealled i 2. finger
  • DS636CDistorsion af interfalangealled i 3. finger
  • DS636DDistorsion af interfalangealled i 4. finger
  • DS636EDistorsion af interfalangealled i 5. finger
  • DS636FDistorsion af metakarpofalangealled i tommelfinger
  • DS636GDistorsion af metakarpofalangealled i 2. finger
  • DS636HDistorsion af metakarpofalangealled i 3. finger
  • and 3 more national subcodes
FinlandICD-10-FI

S63.6Sormen tai sormien nyrjähdys tai venähdys

GermanyICD-10-GM

S63.6Verstauchung und Zerrung eines oder mehrerer Finger

  • S63.60Teil nicht näher bezeichnet
  • S63.61Metakarpophalangeal (-Gelenk)
  • S63.62Interphalangeal (-Gelenk)
  • S63.68Sonstige Teile
FranceICD-10-FR

S63.6Entorse et foulure de doigt(s)

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S63.6distorsie van vinger(s)

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S63.601AUnspecified sprain of right thumb, initial encounter
  • S63.601DUnspecified sprain of right thumb, subsequent encounter
  • S63.601SUnspecified sprain of right thumb, sequela
  • S63.602AUnspecified sprain of left thumb, initial encounter
  • S63.602DUnspecified sprain of left thumb, subsequent encounter
  • S63.602SUnspecified sprain of left thumb, sequela
  • S63.609AUnspecified sprain of unspecified thumb, initial encounter
  • S63.609DUnspecified sprain of unspecified thumb, subsequent encounter
  • and 148 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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