• All Diagnostic Codes
• Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
• Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers (S60-S69)
• S63 - Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at wrist and hand level
  • 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

S63 is a valid ICD-10-CM diagnosis code meaning 'Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at wrist and hand level'.

Separate Conditions Not Covered By S63

These conditions are is not covered by S63:

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

A patient may have both conditions at the same time, but both conditions must be coded separately.

Two Codes Required to Describe Condition

Two codes may be required to fully describe the patient's condition, but the sequencing of the two codes is discretionary, depending on the severity of the conditions and the reason for the patient encounter.

• any associated open wound