A metacarpal fracture or broken metacarpal is a fracture (break) of the tubular bones within the palm (metacarpals). They classically occur in the small finger or metacarpal bone in boxers or athletes of other sports or activities.
wristThe metacarpals are long, thin bones that are located between the carpal bones in the wrist and the phalanges in the digits. Each is comprised of a base, shaft, and head.
2011 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 815.00 : Closed fracture of metacarpal bone(s) site unspecified.
In ICD-10-CM a fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should be coded to displaced, and a fracture not designated as open or closed should be coded to closed. While the classification defaults to displaced for fractures, it is very important that complete documentation is encouraged.
The second metacarpal articulates with the trapezium, trapezoid and capitate.
A metacarpal fracture is an injury to one of the bones in the palm of your hand, the metacarpals. You have five metacarpal bones—one for each of your fingers—which form the body of your hand, and if you've ever had a broken hand you've undoubtedly experienced a metacarpal fracture.
ICD-10 code M79. 642 for Pain in left hand is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Soft tissue disorders .
ICD-10 code S62. 304A for Unspecified fracture of fourth metacarpal bone, right hand, initial encounter for closed fracture is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes .
What Is Boxer's Fracture? A boxer's fracture is a break through the bones of the hand that form the knuckles. Some doctors use the term "brawler's fracture" rather than "boxer's fracture." Other names are metacarpal fracture, metacarpal neck fracture, hand fracture, boxing fracture, broken hand, and hand injuries.
Fractures are coded using the appropriate 7th character extension for subsequent care for encounters after the patient has completed active treatment of the fracture and is receiving routine care for the fracture during the healing or recovery phase.
When you pick unknown it means your doctor has no idea what bone is broken or just says generic "wrist fracture".
Personal history of (healed) traumatic fracture Z87. 81 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM Z87. 81 became effective on October 1, 2021.
Fracture of other and unspecified metacarpal bone 1 S62.3 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. 2 The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM S62.3 became effective on October 1, 2020. 3 This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S62.3 - other international versions of ICD-10 S62.3 may differ.
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.
S62.3 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM S62.3 became effective on October 1, 2020. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S62.3 - other international versions of ICD-10 S62.3 may differ. Type 2 Excludes.
Boxer's Fracture is a colloquial term for a fracture of one of the metacarpal bones of the hand. Classically, the fracture occurs transversely across the neck of the bone, after the patient strikes an object with a closed fist. Alternate terms include Scrapper's fracture or Bar Room fracture.
Type-2 Excludes means the excluded conditions are different, although they may appear similar. A patient may have both conditions, but one does not include the other. Excludes 2 means "not coded here."
For codes less than 6 characters that require a 7th character a placeholder 'X' should be assigned for all characters less than 6. The 7th character must always be the 7th position of a code. E.g. The ICD-10-CM code T67.4 (Heat exhaustion due to salt depletion) requires an Episode of Care identifier.
Boxer's Fracture is a colloquial term for a fracture of one of the metacarpal bones of the hand. Classically, the fracture occurs transversely across the neck of the bone, after the patient strikes an object with a closed fist. Alternate terms include Scrapper's fracture or Bar Room fracture.