S63.21
Subluxation of metacarpophalangeal joint of finger
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where S63.21 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- S63 Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at wrist and hand level
- S63.2 Parent Subluxation and dislocation of other finger(s)
- S63.21 This code Subluxation of metacarpophalangeal joint of finger
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.
Includes
avulsion of joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
Inherited from S63 — Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at wrist and hand level
Includes
laceration of cartilage, joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
Inherited from S63 — Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at wrist and hand level
Includes
sprain of cartilage, joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
Inherited from S63 — Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at wrist and hand level
Includes
traumatic hemarthrosis of joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
Inherited from S63 — Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at wrist and hand level
Includes
traumatic rupture of joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
Inherited from S63 — Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at wrist and hand level
Includes
traumatic subluxation of joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
Inherited from S63 — Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at wrist and hand level
Includes
traumatic tear of joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
Inherited from S63 — Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at wrist and hand level
Code Also
any associated open wound
Inherited from S63 — Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at wrist and hand level
7th Character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S63
Inherited from S63 — Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at wrist and hand level
7th Character
A - initial encounter
Inherited from S63 — Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at wrist and hand level
7th Character
D - subsequent encounter
Inherited from S63 — Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at wrist and hand level
7th Character
S - sequela
Inherited from S63 — Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at wrist and hand level
More Specific Codes
10 codes under S63.21
- S63.210 Subluxation of metacarpophalangeal joint of right index finger Has subcodes
- S63.211 Subluxation of metacarpophalangeal joint of left index finger Has subcodes
- S63.212 Subluxation of metacarpophalangeal joint of right middle finger Has subcodes
- S63.213 Subluxation of metacarpophalangeal joint of left middle finger Has subcodes
- S63.214 Subluxation of metacarpophalangeal joint of right ring finger Has subcodes
- S63.215 Subluxation of metacarpophalangeal joint of left ring finger Has subcodes
- S63.216 Subluxation of metacarpophalangeal joint of right little finger Has subcodes
- S63.217 Subluxation of metacarpophalangeal joint of left little finger Has subcodes
- S63.218 Subluxation of metacarpophalangeal joint of other finger Has subcodes
- S63.219 Subluxation of metacarpophalangeal joint of unspecified finger Has subcodes
Version History
How S63.21 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentSubluxation of metacarpophalangeal joint of finger
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedSubluxation of metacarpophalangeal joint of finger
Related Codes
Other codes under S63.2
- S63.20 Unspecified subluxation of other finger
- S63.22 Subluxation of unspecified interphalangeal joint of finger
- S63.23 Subluxation of proximal interphalangeal joint of finger
- S63.24 Subluxation of distal interphalangeal joint of finger
- S63.25 Unspecified dislocation of other finger
- S63.26 Dislocation of metacarpophalangeal joint of finger
- S63.27 Dislocation of unspecified interphalangeal joint of finger
- S63.28 Dislocation of proximal interphalangeal joint of finger
- S63.29 Dislocation of distal interphalangeal joint of finger
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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