Oth fracture of metacarpal bone, subs for fx w delay heal

Other fracture of other metacarpal bone, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing

📋Clinical Description

This code signifies a fracture in any metacarpal bone other than the first (thumb) metacarpal, which is currently in a delayed healing phase. The patient is receiving active treatment for the fracture, but the expected healing time has been exceeded.

🎯When to Use

Use this code when a patient presents for follow-up care of a metacarpal fracture (excluding the thumb) and the physician documents that the fracture is not healing at the anticipated rate. This applies to situations where the fracture is still being managed and has not yet reached a nonunion or malunion stage.

💡Coding Tips

Ensure documentation clearly states "delayed healing" for the metacarpal fracture.
This code is for subsequent encounters; an initial encounter would use a code from the S62.39-A category.
Confirm the specific metacarpal bone involved is not the thumb (first metacarpal) to avoid miscoding.

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Code Hierarchy

▲S62.398Other fracture of other metacarpal bone

S62.398G(current)

Crosswalks

V54.12ApproxICD-9

Same Category

S62Fracture at wrist and hand level S62.0Fracture of navicular [scaphoid] bone of wrist S62.00Unspecified fracture of navicular [scaphoid] bone of wrist S62.001Unspecified fracture of navicular bone of right wrist S62.001AUnsp fracture of navicular bone of right wrist, init