ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
S63.1Subluxation and dislocation of thumb
S63.1 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 5 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 S63.1
S63.1 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for subluxation and dislocation of thumb. 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 5 subcodes must be used instead.
Within S63 (dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at wrist and hand level), S63.1 is specifically for subluxation and dislocation of thumb. Related codes cover subluxation and dislocation of wrist and hand joints (S63.0), 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
- S63.10Unspecified subluxation and dislocation of thumb
- S63.11Subluxation and dislocation of metacarpophalangeal joint of thumb
- S63.111Subluxation of metacarpophalangeal joint of right thumb
- S63.112Subluxation of metacarpophalangeal joint of left thumb
- S63.113Subluxation of metacarpophalangeal joint of unspecified thumb
- S63.114Dislocation of metacarpophalangeal joint of right thumb
- S63.115Dislocation of metacarpophalangeal joint of left thumb
- S63.116Dislocation of metacarpophalangeal joint of unspecified thumb
- S63.12Subluxation and dislocation of interphalangeal joint of thumb
- S63.121Subluxation of interphalangeal joint of right thumb
- S63.122Subluxation of interphalangeal joint of left thumb
- S63.123Subluxation of interphalangeal joint of unspecified thumb
- S63.124Dislocation of interphalangeal joint of right thumb
- S63.125Dislocation of interphalangeal joint of left thumb
- S63.126Dislocation of interphalangeal joint of unspecified thumb
- S63.13Subluxation and dislocation of proximal interphalangeal joint of thumb
- S63.14Subluxation and dislocation of distal interphalangeal joint of thumb
- Ainitial encounter
- Dsubsequent encounter
- Ssequela
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to S63.1.
› 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.
Codes whose notes reference S63.1
Code history
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- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about S63.1
Is S63.1 billable?
- No. S63.1 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.