S62.24
Header — not billableFracture of shaft of first metacarpal bone
The ICD-10 code for fracture of shaft of first metacarpal bone is S62.24.
S62.24 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 6 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under S62.24
- S62.241Displaced fracture of shaft of first metacarpal bone, right hand
- S62.242Displaced fracture of shaft of first metacarpal bone, left hand
- S62.243Displaced fracture of shaft of first metacarpal bone, unspecified hand
- S62.244Nondisplaced fracture of shaft of first metacarpal bone, right hand
- S62.245Nondisplaced fracture of shaft of first metacarpal bone, left hand
- S62.246Nondisplaced fracture of shaft of first metacarpal bone, unspecified hand
Related codes in this category
- S62.20Unspecified fracture of first metacarpal bonenon-billable header
- S62.21Bennett's fracturenon-billable header
- S62.22Rolando's fracturenon-billable header
- S62.23Other fracture of base of first metacarpal bonenon-billable header
- S62.25Fracture of neck of first metacarpal bonenon-billable header
- S62.29Other fracture of first metacarpal bonenon-billable header
- S62.24Fracture of shaft of first metacarpal bonenon-billable header