The body (or shaft) of the metacarpal is concave with respect to the palmar surface. There is a medial, lateral, and dorsal surface on the metacarpal shaft. The medial and lateral surfaces provide attachment for the interossei muscles.
2011 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 815.00 : Closed fracture of metacarpal bone(s) site unspecified.
Unspecified fracture of unspecified metacarpal bone, initial encounter for closed fracture. S62. 309A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 816.00 : Closed fracture of phalanx or phalanges of hand, unspecified.
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 .
metacarpal, any of several tubular bones between the wrist (carpal) bones and each of the forelimb digits in land vertebrates, corresponding to the metatarsal bones of the foot.
306 for Unspecified fracture of fifth metacarpal bone, right hand is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes .
The Fourth Metacarpal Bone (os metacarpale IV; metacarpal bone of the ring finger) is shorter and smaller than the third. The base is small and quadrilateral; its superior surface presents two facets, a large one medially for articulation with the hamate, and a small one laterally for the capitate.
First Metacarpal Joint/bone The first metacarpal bone is associated with the thumb. The joints between the carpals and the metacarpals are known as carpometacarpal joints. The joints between the metacarpals and the proximal phalanges are known a metacarpophalangeal joints.
CMS will continue to maintain the ICD-9 code website with the posted files. These are the codes providers (physicians, hospitals, etc.) and suppliers must use when submitting claims to Medicare for payment.
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.
Code Structure: Comparing ICD-9 to ICD-10ICD-9-CMICD-10-CMConsists of three to five digitsConsists of three to seven charactersFirst character is numeric or alpha ( E or V)First character is alphaSecond, Third, Fourth and Fifth digits are numericAll letters used except U3 more rows•Aug 24, 2015
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.
S62.323 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
815.03 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of closed fracture of shaft of metacarpal bone (s). This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.
A fracture is a break, usually in a bone. If the broken bone punctures the skin , it is called an open or compound fracture. Fractures commonly happen because of car accidents, falls or sports injuries. Other causes are low bone density and osteoporosis, which cause weakening of the bones. Overuse can cause stress fractures, which are very small cracks in the bone.