S62.606A vs S62.606G
S62.606A (Fracture of unspecified phalanx of right little finger, initial encounter for closed fracture) compared with S62.606G (Fracture of unspecified phalanx of right little finger, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing), from the official CMS tabular data. S62.606A and S62.606G code the same injury at a different phase of treatment.
Can these codes be reported together?
Same injury, other encounter phase. S62.606A and S62.606G 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
| S62.606AFracture of unspecified phalanx of right little finger, initial encounter for closed fracture | S62.606GFracture of unspecified phalanx of right little finger, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Fracture of unspecified phalanx of right little finger, initial encounter for closed fracture is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S62.606A). | Fracture of unspecified phalanx of right little finger, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S62.606G). |
| 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