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S62.666A vs S62.666S

S62.666A (Nondisplaced fracture of distal phalanx of right little finger, initial encounter for closed fracture) compared with S62.666S (Nondisplaced fracture of distal phalanx of right little finger, sequela), from the official CMS tabular data. S62.666A and S62.666S code the same injury at a different phase of treatment.

Can these codes be reported together?

Same injury, other encounter phase. S62.666A and S62.666S 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

S62.666ANondisplaced fracture of distal phalanx of right little finger, initial encounter for closed fractureS62.666SNondisplaced fracture of distal phalanx of right little finger, sequela
Billing statusBillableBillable
ClassificationS00-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)
DefinitionNondisplaced fracture of distal phalanx of right little finger, initial encounter for closed fracture is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S62.666A).Nondisplaced fracture of distal phalanx of right little finger, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S62.666S).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S62The 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