S62.620A vs S62.620P
S62.620A (Displaced fracture of middle phalanx of right index finger, initial encounter for closed fracture) compared with S62.620P (Displaced fracture of middle phalanx of right index finger, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion), from the official CMS tabular data. S62.620A and S62.620P code the same injury at a different phase of treatment.
Can these codes be reported together?
Same injury, other encounter phase. S62.620A and S62.620P 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
| S62.620ADisplaced fracture of middle phalanx of right index finger, initial encounter for closed fracture | S62.620PDisplaced fracture of middle phalanx of right index finger, 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 | Displaced fracture of middle phalanx of right index finger, initial encounter for closed fracture is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S62.620A). | Displaced fracture of middle phalanx of right index finger, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S62.620P). |
| 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