S63
ICD-10Non-billable categoryDislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at wrs/hnd lv
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at wrist and hand level
S63 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Includes
- avulsion of joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
- laceration of cartilage, joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
- sprain of cartilage, joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
- traumatic hemarthrosis of joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
- traumatic rupture of joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
- traumatic subluxation of joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
- traumatic tear of joint or ligament at wrist and hand level
Excludes2
Not included here. The condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, and both codes may be reported together.
- strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of wrist and hand (S66.-)
Code also
Two codes may be needed; sequencing depends on the reason for the encounter.
- any associated open wound
7th character
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S63
Permitted 7th characters
| A | initial encounter |
| D | subsequent encounter |
| S | sequela |
More specific codes under S63
- S63.0Subluxation and dislocation of wrist and hand jointscategory
- S63.1Subluxation and dislocation of thumbcategory
- S63.2Subluxation and dislocation of other finger(s)category
- S63.3Traumatic rupture of ligament of wristcategory
- S63.4Traum rupt of ligmt of finger at MCP and interphaln joint(s)category
- S63.5Other and unspecified sprain of wristcategory
- S63.6Other and unspecified sprain of finger(s)category
- S63.8Sprain of other part of wrist and handcategory
- S63.9Sprain of unspecified part of wrist and handcategory
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.