Sprain of carpal joint of left wrist, initial encounter
- 20162017201820192020Billable/Specific Code
- S63.512A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM S63.512A became effective on October 1, 2019.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S63.512A - other international versions of ICD-10 S63.512A may differ.
Dr is doing a scapholunate ligament repair and possibly a radial styloid screw fixation. Patient had a complete tear of the scapholunate. And ligamentous tears of the wrist. Thermal energy has also been proposed for the treatment of scapholunate instability which describes a wide variety of clinical conditions affecting the scapholunate interosseous ligament of the wrist, including laxity or stretch (Manuel and Moran, 2007). While some authors have reported.
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- S00-T882020 ICD-10-CM Range S00-T88Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Note- Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
Type 1 Excludes- birth trauma (P10-P15)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Use Additional- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
- S60-S692020 ICD-10-CM Range S60-S69Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers
Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers
Type 2 Excludes- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
- frostbite (T33-T34)
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
- S63ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S63Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at wrist and hand level
Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at wrist and hand level
- 20162017201820192020Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Includes- 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
Type 2 Excludes- strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of wrist and hand (S66.-)
- Left carpal joint sprain
- Left lunotriquetral ligament tear
- Left scapholunate ligament tear
- 562 Fracture, sprain, strain and dislocation except femur, hip, pelvis and thigh with mcc
- 563 Fracture, sprain, strain and dislocation except femur, hip, pelvis and thigh without mcc
- 955 Craniotomy for multiple significant trauma
- 956 Limb reattachment, hip and femur procedures for multiple significant trauma
- 957 Other o.r. Procedures for multiple significant trauma with mcc
- 958 Other o.r. Procedures for multiple significant trauma with cc
- 959 Other o.r. Procedures for multiple significant trauma without cc/mcc
- 963 Other multiple significant trauma with mcc
- 964 Other multiple significant trauma with cc
- 965 Other multiple significant trauma without cc/mcc
Convert S63.512A to ICD-9-CM
Code History- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
S63.509A …… initial encounter
S63.509S …… sequela
S63.511 Sprain of carpal joint of right wrist
S63.511D …… subsequent encounter
S63.512 Sprain of carpal joint of left wrist
S63.512D …… subsequent encounter
S63.519 Sprain of carpal joint of unspecified wrist
S63.519D …… subsequent encounter
S63.52 Sprain of radiocarpal joint
S63.521 Sprain of radiocarpal joint of right wrist
S63.521D …… subsequent encounter
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.