ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
S63.0Subluxation and dislocation of wrist and hand joints
S63.0 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 9 more specific codes beneath it and add the required 7th character.
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 S63.0
S63.0 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for subluxation and dislocation of wrist and hand joints. It belongs to category S63 (dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments 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 9 subcodes must be used instead.
Within S63 (dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at wrist and hand level), S63.0 is specifically for subluxation and dislocation of wrist and hand joints. Related codes cover subluxation and dislocation of thumb (S63.1), subluxation and dislocation of other finger(s) (S63.2), traumatic rupture of ligament of wrist (S63.3), traumatic rupture of ligament of finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint(s) (S63.4), other and unspecified sprain of wrist (S63.5), other and unspecified sprain of finger(s) (S63.6), sprain of other part of wrist and hand (S63.8) and sprain of unspecified part of wrist and hand (S63.9).
Codes in this range require a 7th character: A for initial encounter, D for subsequent encounter and S for sequela. 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 hasn't changed since.
7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S63
- S63.00Unspecified subluxation and dislocation of wrist and hand
- S63.001Unspecified subluxation of right wrist and hand
- S63.002Unspecified subluxation of left wrist and hand
- S63.003Unspecified subluxation of unspecified wrist and hand
- S63.004Unspecified dislocation of right wrist and hand
- S63.005Unspecified dislocation of left wrist and hand
- S63.006Unspecified dislocation of unspecified wrist and hand
- S63.01Subluxation and dislocation of distal radioulnar joint
- S63.011Subluxation of distal radioulnar joint of right wrist
- S63.012Subluxation of distal radioulnar joint of left wrist
- S63.013Subluxation of distal radioulnar joint of unspecified wrist
- S63.014Dislocation of distal radioulnar joint of right wrist
- S63.015Dislocation of distal radioulnar joint of left wrist
- S63.016Dislocation of distal radioulnar joint of unspecified wrist
- S63.02Subluxation and dislocation of radiocarpal joint
- S63.021Subluxation of radiocarpal joint of right wrist
- S63.022Subluxation of radiocarpal joint of left wrist
- S63.023Subluxation of radiocarpal joint of unspecified wrist
- S63.024Dislocation of radiocarpal joint of right wrist
- S63.025Dislocation of radiocarpal joint of left wrist
- S63.026Dislocation of radiocarpal joint of unspecified wrist
- S63.03Subluxation and dislocation of midcarpal joint
- S63.031Subluxation of midcarpal joint of right wrist
- S63.032Subluxation of midcarpal joint of left wrist
- S63.033Subluxation of midcarpal joint of unspecified wrist
- S63.034Dislocation of midcarpal joint of right wrist
- S63.035Dislocation of midcarpal joint of left wrist
- S63.036Dislocation of midcarpal joint of unspecified wrist
- S63.04Subluxation and dislocation of carpometacarpal joint of thumb
- S63.041Subluxation of carpometacarpal joint of right thumb
- S63.042Subluxation of carpometacarpal joint of left thumb
- S63.043Subluxation of carpometacarpal joint of unspecified thumb
- S63.044Dislocation of carpometacarpal joint of right thumb
- S63.045Dislocation of carpometacarpal joint of left thumb
- S63.046Dislocation of carpometacarpal joint of unspecified thumb
- S63.05Subluxation and dislocation of other carpometacarpal joint
- S63.051Subluxation of other carpometacarpal joint of right hand
- S63.052Subluxation of other carpometacarpal joint of left hand
- S63.053Subluxation of other carpometacarpal joint of unspecified hand
- S63.054Dislocation of other carpometacarpal joint of right hand
- S63.055Dislocation of other carpometacarpal joint of left hand
- S63.056Dislocation of other carpometacarpal joint of unspecified hand
- S63.06Subluxation and dislocation of metacarpal (bone), proximal end
- S63.061Subluxation of metacarpal (bone), proximal end of right hand
- S63.062Subluxation of metacarpal (bone), proximal end of left hand
- S63.063Subluxation of metacarpal (bone), proximal end of unspecified hand
- S63.064Dislocation of metacarpal (bone), proximal end of right hand
- S63.065Dislocation of metacarpal (bone), proximal end of left hand
- S63.066Dislocation of metacarpal (bone), proximal end of unspecified hand
- S63.07Subluxation and dislocation of distal end of ulna
- S63.09Other subluxation and dislocation of wrist and hand
- Ainitial encounter
- Dsubsequent encounter
- Ssequela
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to S63.0.
› From S63 Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at wrist and hand level
- avulsion of joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
- laceration of cartilage, joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
- sprain of cartilage, joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
- traumatic hemarthrosis of joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
- traumatic rupture of joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
- traumatic subluxation of joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
- traumatic tear of joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
- strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of wrist and hand (S66.-)
- any associated open wound
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
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- 2027
- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about S63.0
Is S63.0 billable?
- No. S63.0 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.