S62.357A vs S62.357P
S62.357A (Nondisplaced fracture of shaft of fifth metacarpal bone, left hand, initial encounter for closed fracture) compared with S62.357P (Nondisplaced fracture of shaft of fifth metacarpal bone, left hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion), from the official CMS tabular data. S62.357A and S62.357P code the same injury at a different phase of treatment.
Can these codes be reported together?
Same injury, other encounter phase. S62.357A and S62.357P 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
| S62.357ANondisplaced fracture of shaft of fifth metacarpal bone, left hand, initial encounter for closed fracture | S62.357PNondisplaced fracture of shaft of fifth metacarpal bone, left hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Nondisplaced fracture of shaft of fifth metacarpal bone, left hand, initial encounter for closed fracture is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S62.357A). | Nondisplaced fracture of shaft of fifth metacarpal bone, left hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S62.357P). |
| 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 |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources