S62.398A vs S62.398S
S62.398A (Other fracture of other metacarpal bone, initial encounter for closed fracture) compared with S62.398S (Other fracture of other metacarpal bone, sequela), from the official CMS tabular data. S62.398A and S62.398S code the same injury at a different phase of treatment.
Can these codes be reported together?
Same injury, other encounter phase. S62.398A and S62.398S 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
| S62.398AOther fracture of other metacarpal bone, initial encounter for closed fracture | S62.398SOther fracture of other metacarpal bone, sequela | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Other fracture of other metacarpal bone, initial encounter for closed fracture is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S62.398A). | Other fracture of other metacarpal bone, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S62.398S). |
| 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 | Other fracture of specified metacarpal bone with unspecified laterality | Other 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