Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers (S60-S69)
S62: Fracture at wrist and hand level

notes
A fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should be coded to displaced
A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed

excludes1
traumatic amputation of wrist and hand (S68.-)

excludes2
fracture of distal parts of ulna and radius (S52.-)

sevenChrNote
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S62

sevenChrDef
A: initial encounter for closed fracture
B: initial encounter for open fracture
D: subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
G: subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
K: subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
P: subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
S: sequela
S62.0: Fracture of navicular [scaphoid] bone of wrist
S62.1: Fracture of other and unspecified carpal bone(s)
S62.2: Fracture of first metacarpal bone
S62.3: Fracture of other and unspecified metacarpal bone
S62.5: Fracture of thumb
S62.6: Fracture of other and unspecified finger(s)
S62.9: Unspecified fracture of wrist and hand

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