S63
Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at wrist and hand level
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files.
Includes
avulsion of joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
Includes
laceration of cartilage, joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
Includes
sprain of cartilage, joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
Includes
traumatic hemarthrosis of joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
Includes
traumatic rupture of joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
Includes
traumatic subluxation of joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
Includes
traumatic tear of joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
Excludes2
strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of wrist and hand ( S66 .-)
Code Also
any associated open wound
7th Character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S63
7th Character
A - initial encounter
7th Character
D - subsequent encounter
7th Character
S - sequela
More Specific Codes
9 codes under S63
- S63.0 Subluxation and dislocation of wrist and hand joints Has subcodes
- S63.1 Subluxation and dislocation of thumb Has subcodes
- S63.2 Subluxation and dislocation of other finger(s) Has subcodes
- S63.3 Traumatic rupture of ligament of wrist Has subcodes
- S63.4 Traumatic rupture of ligament of finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint(s) Has subcodes
- S63.5 Other and unspecified sprain of wrist Has subcodes
- S63.6 Other and unspecified sprain of finger(s) Has subcodes
- S63.8 Sprain of other part of wrist and hand Has subcodes
- S63.9 Sprain of unspecified part of wrist and hand Has subcodes
Version History
How S63 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentDislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at wrist and hand level
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedDislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at wrist and hand level
Related Codes
Codes whose official notes reference S63
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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