S62.651A vs S62.651B
S62.651A (Nondisplaced fracture of middle phalanx of left index finger, initial encounter for closed fracture) compared with S62.651B (Nondisplaced fracture of middle phalanx of left index finger, initial encounter for open fracture), from the official CMS tabular data. S62.651A and S62.651B code the same injury at a different phase of treatment.
Can these codes be reported together?
Same injury, other encounter phase. S62.651A and S62.651B 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
| S62.651ANondisplaced fracture of middle phalanx of left index finger, initial encounter for closed fracture | S62.651BNondisplaced fracture of middle phalanx of left index finger, 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 | Nondisplaced fracture of middle phalanx of left index finger, initial encounter for closed fracture is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S62.651A). | Nondisplaced fracture of middle phalanx of left index finger, initial encounter for open fracture is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S62.651B). |
| 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