S63.43 Traumatic rupture of volar plate of finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint

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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 S63.43

• S63.430 Traumatic rupture of volar plate of right index finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint
• S63.431 Traumatic rupture of volar plate of left index finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint
• S63.432 Traumatic rupture of volar plate of right middle finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint
• S63.433 Traumatic rupture of volar plate of left middle finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint
• S63.434 Traumatic rupture of volar plate of right ring finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint
• S63.435 Traumatic rupture of volar plate of left ring finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint
• S63.436 Traumatic rupture of volar plate of right little finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint
• S63.437 Traumatic rupture of volar plate of left little finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint
• S63.438 Traumatic rupture of volar plate of other finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint
• S63.439 Traumatic rupture of volar plate of unspecified finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint

Code annotations containing back-references to S63.43

Back-references to S63.4

• Type 1 Excludes: S63.6 Other and unspecified sprain of finger(s) ("traumatic rupture of ligament of finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint(s) (S63.4-)")

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.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for S63.43

• Rupture, ruptured › traumatic › ligament › finger (metacarpophalangeal) (interphalangeal) › volar plate
• Rupture, ruptured › traumatic › ligament › finger (metacarpophalangeal) (interphalangeal) › volar plate › index
• Rupture, ruptured › traumatic › ligament › finger (metacarpophalangeal) (interphalangeal) › volar plate › little
• Rupture, ruptured › traumatic › ligament › finger (metacarpophalangeal) (interphalangeal) › volar plate › middle
• Rupture, ruptured › traumatic › ligament › finger (metacarpophalangeal) (interphalangeal) › volar plate › ring

Nearby codes

• S63.428S Traumatic rupture of palmar ligament of other finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint, sequela
• S63.429 Traumatic rupture of palmar ligament of unspecified finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint
• S63.429A Traumatic rupture of palmar ligament of unspecified finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint, initial encounter
• S63.429D Traumatic rupture of palmar ligament of unspecified finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint, subsequent encounter
• S63.429S Traumatic rupture of palmar ligament of unspecified finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint, sequela
• S63.43 Traumatic rupture of volar plate of finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint (this code)
• S63.430 Traumatic rupture of volar plate of right index finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint
• S63.430A Traumatic rupture of volar plate of right index finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint, initial encounter
• S63.430D Traumatic rupture of volar plate of right index finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint, subsequent encounter
• S63.430S Traumatic rupture of volar plate of right index finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint, sequela
• S63.431 Traumatic rupture of volar plate of left index finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint