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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

S62Fracture at wrist and hand level

Not billable — use a more specific code

S62 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 7 more specific codes beneath it.

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About S62

S62 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for fracture at wrist and hand level. It belongs to block S60-S69 (injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers) and chapter 19 (injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 7 subcodes must be used instead.

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: S62.0 (wrist), S62.1 (bone(s)), S62.2 (bone), S62.3 (bone), S62.5 (thumb), S62.6 (finger(s)) and S62.9 (hand).

Don't report S62 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: traumatic amputation of wrist and hand (S68.-).

The conditions in its Excludes2 note aren't part of S62, but may be coded alongside it if the patient has both: fracture of distal parts of ulna and radius (S52.-).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

Specific codes under S62

Coding notes

Note
  • A fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should be coded to displaced
  • A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed
Excludes1Not coded here — never report together with this code
  • traumatic amputation of wrist and hand (S68.-)
Excludes2Not included here — may be reported together if both conditions exist
  • fracture of distal parts of ulna and radius (S52.-)

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to S62.

Broader instructions also apply from S60-S69 Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers and Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Codes whose notes reference S62

Code history

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  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about S62

Is S62 billable?

No. S62 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.