S63.00
Header — not billableUnspecified subluxation and dislocation of wrist and hand
The ICD-10 code for unspecified subluxation and dislocation of wrist and hand is S63.00.
S63.00 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.
Clinical notes
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Dislocation of carpal bone NOS
- Dislocation of distal end of radius NOS
- Subluxation of carpal bone NOS
- Subluxation of distal end of radius NOS
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.
- •This code describes an unspecified presentation. If the medical record documents a more specific detail (e.g. laterality, type, or affected site), a more specific sibling code should be used instead — see Related codes below.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under S63.00
- S63.001Unspecified subluxation of right wrist and hand
- S63.002Unspecified subluxation of left wrist and hand
- S63.003Unspecified subluxation of unspecified wrist and hand
- S63.004Unspecified dislocation of right wrist and hand
- S63.005Unspecified dislocation of left wrist and hand
- S63.006Unspecified dislocation of unspecified wrist and hand
Related codes in this category
- S63.01Subluxation and dislocation of distal radioulnar jointnon-billable header
- S63.02Subluxation and dislocation of radiocarpal jointnon-billable header
- S63.03Subluxation and dislocation of midcarpal jointnon-billable header
- S63.04Subluxation and dislocation of carpometacarpal joint of thumbnon-billable header
- S63.05Subluxation and dislocation of other carpometacarpal jointnon-billable header
- S63.06Subluxation and dislocation of metacarpal (bone), proximal endnon-billable header
- S63.07Subluxation and dislocation of distal end of ulnanon-billable header
- S63.09Other subluxation and dislocation of wrist and handnon-billable header
- S63.00Unspecified subluxation and dislocation of wrist and handnon-billable header