S63 Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at wrist and hand level

Non-billable header with 9 child codes.

Includes

• avulsion of joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
• laceration of cartilage, joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
• sprain of cartilage, joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
• traumatic hemarthrosis of joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
• traumatic rupture of joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
• traumatic subluxation of joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
• traumatic tear of joint or ligament at wrist and hand level

Excludes2 (not included here)

• strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of wrist and hand (S66.-)

Code also

• any associated open wound

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S63

7th character required

• A — initial encounter
• D — subsequent encounter
• S — sequela

Applies from S63 Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at wrist and hand level

Includes

• avulsion of joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
• laceration of cartilage, joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
• sprain of cartilage, joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
• traumatic hemarthrosis of joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
• traumatic rupture of joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
• traumatic subluxation of joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
• traumatic tear of joint or ligament at wrist and hand level

Excludes2 (not included here)

• strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of wrist and hand (S66.-)

Code also

• any associated open wound

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S63

7th character required

• A — initial encounter
• D — subsequent encounter
• S — sequela

Codes under S63

• S63.0 Subluxation and dislocation of wrist and hand joints
• S63.1 Subluxation and dislocation of thumb
• S63.2 Subluxation and dislocation of other finger(s)
• S63.3 Traumatic rupture of ligament of wrist
• S63.4 Traumatic rupture of ligament of finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint(s)
• S63.5 Other and unspecified sprain of wrist
• S63.6 Other and unspecified sprain of finger(s)
• S63.8 Sprain of other part of wrist and hand
• S63.9 Sprain of unspecified part of wrist and hand

Code annotations containing back-references to S63

Back-references to S63

• Type 2 Excludes: S66 Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at wrist and hand level ("sprain of joints and ligaments of wrist and hand (S63.-)")

Back-references to S63

• Type 2 Excludes: S66 Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at wrist and hand level ("sprain of joints and ligaments of wrist and hand (S63.-)")

Nearby codes

• S63 Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at wrist and hand level (this code)
• S63.0 Subluxation and dislocation of wrist and hand joints
• S63.00 Unspecified subluxation and dislocation of wrist and hand
• S63.001 Unspecified subluxation of right wrist and hand
• S63.001A Unspecified subluxation of right wrist and hand, initial encounter
• S63.001D Unspecified subluxation of right wrist and hand, subsequent encounter