S62.236A (Other nondisplaced fracture of base of first metacarpal bone, unspecified hand, initial encounter for closed fracture)
compared with
S62.236S (Other nondisplaced fracture of base of first metacarpal bone, unspecified hand, sequela),
from the official CMS tabular data. S62.236A and S62.236S code the same injury at a different phase of treatment.
Other nondisplaced fracture of base of first metacarpal bone, unspecified hand, sequela
Same underlying diagnosis, different encounter phase.
The 7th character records the phase of care for the encounter being coded, so a single encounter takes one of these characters, not several. Review whether both phases belong on the same episode of care.
Source: ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.C.19.a
Can these codes be reported together?
Same injury, other encounter phase. S62.236A and S62.236S code the same injury at a different phase of treatment, set by the 7th character.
The 7th character records the type of care given at the encounter being coded (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.C.19.a), so one encounter takes one of these, not both.
S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88)
S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88)
Definition
Other nondisplaced fracture of base of first metacarpal bone, unspecified hand, initial encounter for closed fracture is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S62.236A).
Other nondisplaced fracture of base of first metacarpal bone, unspecified hand, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S62.236S).
7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S62
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S62