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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

S62.90Unspecified fracture of unspecified hand

Not billable — use a more specific codeRequires 7th character

S62.90 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 7 more specific codes beneath it and add the required 7th character.

Code last changed in FY2026 (effective October 1, 2025). Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About S62.90

S62.90 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for unspecified fracture of unspecified hand. It belongs to category S62 (fracture at wrist and hand level), 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.

Within S62.9, choose S62.90 (unspecified hand) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: right hand (S62.91) and left hand (S62.92).

Codes in this range require a 7th character: A for initial encounter for closed fracture, B for initial encounter for open fracture, D for subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing, G for subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing, K for subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion, P for subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion and 1 more. Use placeholder "X" characters to fill any empty positions before the 7th character.

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015, and changed in FY2026 (title revised).

7th character

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

  • Ainitial encounter for closed fractureS62.90XA
  • Binitial encounter for open fractureS62.90XB
  • Dsubsequent encounter for fracture with routine healingS62.90XD
  • Gsubsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healingS62.90XG
  • Ksubsequent encounter for fracture with nonunionS62.90XK
  • Psubsequent encounter for fracture with malunionS62.90XP
  • SsequelaS62.90XS

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to S62.90.

› From S62 Fracture at wrist and hand level
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
Excludes1
  • traumatic amputation of wrist and hand (S68.-)
Excludes2
  • fracture of distal parts of ulna and radius (S52.-)

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.

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  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)
  • FY2026 (effective 10/1/2025): Title revised — was “Unspecified fracture of unspecified wrist and hand”

Common questions about S62.90

Is S62.90 billable?

No. S62.90 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.