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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

S62.50

Fracture of unspecified phalanx of thumb

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where S62.50 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. S62 Fracture at wrist and hand level
  2. S62.5 Parent Fracture of thumb
  3. S62.50 This code Fracture of unspecified phalanx of thumb

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.

Excludes1

traumatic amputation of wrist and hand ( S68 .-)

Inherited from S62 — Fracture at wrist and hand level

Excludes2

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

Inherited from S62 — Fracture at wrist and hand level

7th Character

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

Inherited from S62 — Fracture at wrist and hand level

7th Character

A - initial encounter for closed fracture

Inherited from S62 — Fracture at wrist and hand level

7th Character

B - initial encounter for open fracture

Inherited from S62 — Fracture at wrist and hand level

7th Character

D - subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing

Inherited from S62 — Fracture at wrist and hand level

7th Character

G - subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing

Inherited from S62 — Fracture at wrist and hand level

7th Character

K - subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion

Inherited from S62 — Fracture at wrist and hand level

7th Character

P - subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion

Inherited from S62 — Fracture at wrist and hand level

7th Character

S - sequela

Inherited from S62 — Fracture at wrist and hand level

More Specific Codes

3 codes under S62.50

Version History

How S62.50 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Fracture of unspecified phalanx of thumb

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Fracture of unspecified phalanx of thumb

Related Codes

Other codes under S62.5

Data Source

Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.

Release
FY 2027
Effective
Source file
icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)

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