S62.308A vs S62.308B
S62.308A (Unspecified fracture of other metacarpal bone, initial encounter for closed fracture) compared with S62.308B (Unspecified fracture of other metacarpal bone, initial encounter for open fracture), from the official CMS tabular data. S62.308A and S62.308B code the same injury at a different phase of treatment.
Can these codes be reported together?
Same injury, other encounter phase. S62.308A and S62.308B 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.
Side by side
| S62.308AUnspecified fracture of other metacarpal bone, initial encounter for closed fracture | S62.308BUnspecified fracture of other metacarpal bone, initial encounter for open fracture | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Billable |
| Classification | 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 | Unspecified fracture of other metacarpal bone, initial encounter for closed fracture is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S62.308A). | Unspecified fracture of other metacarpal bone, initial encounter for open fracture is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S62.308B). |
| 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 |
| Includes | Unspecified fracture of specified metacarpal bone with unspecified laterality | Unspecified fracture of specified metacarpal bone with unspecified laterality |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources