icd-10 code for closed fracture of right wrist, initial encounter

by Dr. Humberto Nader IV 4 min read

S62.91XA

What is the ICD-10 code for fracture right wrist?

Unspecified fracture of right wrist and hand, initial encounter for closed fracture. S62. 91XA 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 S62.

What is the ICD-10 code for wrist fracture?

Unspecified fracture of unspecified wrist and hand, initial encounter for closed fracture. S62. 90XA 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 S62.

What is the ICD-10 code for closed fracture?

Unspecified fracture of the lower end of right radius, initial encounter for closed fracture. S52. 501A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

What is the ICD-10-CM code for the first encounter for a left wrist fracture from a fall?

S62.92XAICD-10 Code for Unspecified fracture of left wrist and hand, initial encounter for closed fracture- S62. 92XA- Codify by AAPC.

What is the CPT code for wrist fracture?

CPT® 25606, Under Fracture and/or Dislocation Procedures on the Forearm and Wrist. The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 25606 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Fracture and/or Dislocation Procedures on the Forearm and Wrist.

What is a fractured wrist?

A wrist fracture can mean that a person has broken one of the small (carpal) bones in this joint or, more commonly, the distal radius, which is the larger of the two bones that make up the forearm. This bone most often breaks at the lower end, near where it connects to the bones of the hand and thumb.

What is closed fracture?

Closed fracture (also called simple fracture). The bone is broken, but the skin is intact.

What is ICD-10 code for fracture to right radius?

ICD-10-CM Code for Unspecified fracture of the lower end of right radius, initial encounter for closed fracture S52. 501A.

How do you code a fracture in ICD-10?

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.

What is initial encounter for closed fracture?

When the visit is for the purpose of deciding what treatment is required to repair the fracture, it is an initial encounter. Likewise, when the visit results in a changed active plan of care, it is an initial encounter.

How do you code initial encounters in ICD-10?

Per ICD-10 guidelines, you would again report S52. 222A for an initial encounter.

What does initial encounter mean?

Example 1: An initial encounter (character “A”) describes an episode of care during which the patient is receiving active treatment for the condition. Examples of active treatment are: surgical treatment, emergency department encounter, and evaluation and continuing treatment by the same or a different physician.