S63.6CurrentCategory · further specificity required

Other and unspecified sprain of finger(s)

Code-level instructions

Excludes 1

traumatic rupture of ligament of finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint(s) (S63.4-)

Chapters 19 · Inherited instructions

Use additional code

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

S63 · Inherited instructions

Code also

any associated open wound

A — initial encounter

D — subsequent encounter

S — sequela

Excludes 2 · 6

Chapters 19 · Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

Excludes 2

birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

S60-S69 · Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers (S60-S69)

Excludes 2

burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
frostbite (T33-T34)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

S63 · Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at wrist and hand level

Excludes 2

strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of wrist and hand (S66.-)

More specific codes

S63.60Unspecified sprain of thumb S63.61Unspecified sprain of other and unspecified finger(s)S63.62Sprain of interphalangeal joint of thumb S63.63Sprain of interphalangeal joint of other and unspecified finger(s)S63.64Sprain of metacarpophalangeal joint of thumb S63.65Sprain of metacarpophalangeal joint of other and unspecified finger(s)S63.68Other sprain of thumb S63.69Other sprain of other and unspecified finger(s)

Claims & coverage

When ICD-10-CM is required

For US diagnosis claims covered by HIPAA, ICD-10-CM is required from October 1, 2015.

Use the service date for outpatient/professional claims and the discharge date for hospital inpatient claims. Earlier encounters use ICD-9-CM; each individual code must also be valid for the applicable date.

Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗

First observed · 2015-10-01

Code history

Latest recorded change · FY2025 · 04-01

ChangedUnchanged

FY2025 · 04-01

Effective from 2025-04-01

Inherited rules changed

Other and unspecified sprain of finger(s)

Category — select a more specific code

CDC/NCHS · FY2025 · 04-01

All editions (19)

All editions	Effective from	Code history
FY2016	2015-10-01	First observed
FY2017	2016-10-01	No tabular change
FY2018	2017-10-01	No tabular change
FY2019	2018-10-01	No tabular change
FY2020	2019-10-01	No tabular change
FY2020 · April	2020-04-01	No tabular change
FY2021	2020-10-01	No tabular change
FY2021 · 01-01	2021-01-01	No tabular change
FY2022	2021-10-01	No tabular change
FY2022 · 04-01	2022-04-01	No tabular change
FY2023	2022-10-01	No tabular change
FY2023 · 04-01	2023-04-01	No tabular change
FY2024	2023-10-01	No tabular change
FY2024 · 04-01	2024-04-01	No tabular change
FY2025	2024-10-01	No tabular change
FY2025 · 04-01	2025-04-01	Inherited rules changed
FY2026	2025-10-01	No tabular change
FY2026 · April	2026-04-01	No tabular change
FY2027	2026-10-01	No tabular change

Code-level instructions

Excludes 1

traumatic rupture of ligament of finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint(s) (S63.4-)

Inherited instructions

Chapters 19 · Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

Excludes 2

birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Use additional code

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

Note

Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

S60-S69 · Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers (S60-S69)

Excludes 2

burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
frostbite (T33-T34)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

S63 · Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at wrist and hand level

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

Excludes 2

strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of wrist and hand (S66.-)

Code also

any associated open wound

Seventh character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S63

A — initial encounter

D — subsequent encounter

S — sequela

More specific codes

Related codes

Other entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.

Code	Description	Category · further specificity required
S63.0	Subluxation and dislocation of wrist and hand joints	Category · further specificity required
S63.1	Subluxation and dislocation of thumb	Category · further specificity required
S63.2	Subluxation and dislocation of other finger(s)	Category · further specificity required
S63.3	Traumatic rupture of ligament of wrist	Category · further specificity required
S63.4	Traumatic rupture of ligament of finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint(s)	Category · further specificity required
S63.5	Other and unspecified sprain of wrist	Category · further specificity required
S63.8	Sprain of other part of wrist and hand	Category · further specificity required
S63.9	Sprain of unspecified part of wrist and hand	Category · further specificity required

Official titles and instructions are preserved in their source language. Official sources ↗

S63.6CurrentCategory · further specificity required

Other and unspecified sprain of finger(s)

Code-level instructions

Excludes 1

traumatic rupture of ligament of finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint(s) (S63.4-)

Chapters 19 · Inherited instructions

Use additional code

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

S63 · Inherited instructions

Code also

any associated open wound

A — initial encounter

D — subsequent encounter

S — sequela

Excludes 2 · 6

Chapters 19 · Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

Excludes 2

birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

S60-S69 · Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers (S60-S69)

Excludes 2

burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
frostbite (T33-T34)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

S63 · Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at wrist and hand level

Excludes 2

strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of wrist and hand (S66.-)

More specific codes

Claims & coverage

When ICD-10-CM is required

For US diagnosis claims covered by HIPAA, ICD-10-CM is required from October 1, 2015.

Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗

First observed · 2015-10-01

Code history

Latest recorded change · FY2025 · 04-01

ChangedUnchanged

FY2025 · 04-01

Effective from 2025-04-01

Inherited rules changed

Other and unspecified sprain of finger(s)

Category — select a more specific code

CDC/NCHS · FY2025 · 04-01

All editions (19)

All editions	Effective from	Code history
FY2016	2015-10-01	First observed
FY2017	2016-10-01	No tabular change
FY2018	2017-10-01	No tabular change
FY2019	2018-10-01	No tabular change
FY2020	2019-10-01	No tabular change
FY2020 · April	2020-04-01	No tabular change
FY2021	2020-10-01	No tabular change
FY2021 · 01-01	2021-01-01	No tabular change
FY2022	2021-10-01	No tabular change
FY2022 · 04-01	2022-04-01	No tabular change
FY2023	2022-10-01	No tabular change
FY2023 · 04-01	2023-04-01	No tabular change
FY2024	2023-10-01	No tabular change
FY2024 · 04-01	2024-04-01	No tabular change
FY2025	2024-10-01	No tabular change
FY2025 · 04-01	2025-04-01	Inherited rules changed
FY2026	2025-10-01	No tabular change
FY2026 · April	2026-04-01	No tabular change
FY2027	2026-10-01	No tabular change

Code-level instructions

Excludes 1

traumatic rupture of ligament of finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint(s) (S63.4-)

Inherited instructions

Chapters 19 · Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

Excludes 2

birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Use additional code

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

Note

Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

S60-S69 · Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers (S60-S69)

Excludes 2

burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
frostbite (T33-T34)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

S63 · Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at wrist and hand level

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

Excludes 2

strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of wrist and hand (S66.-)

Code also

any associated open wound

Seventh character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S63

A — initial encounter

D — subsequent encounter

S — sequela

More specific codes

Related codes

Other entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.

Code	Description	Category · further specificity required
S63.0	Subluxation and dislocation of wrist and hand joints	Category · further specificity required
S63.1	Subluxation and dislocation of thumb	Category · further specificity required
S63.2	Subluxation and dislocation of other finger(s)	Category · further specificity required
S63.3	Traumatic rupture of ligament of wrist	Category · further specificity required
S63.4	Traumatic rupture of ligament of finger at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint(s)	Category · further specificity required
S63.5	Other and unspecified sprain of wrist	Category · further specificity required
S63.8	Sprain of other part of wrist and hand	Category · further specificity required
S63.9	Sprain of unspecified part of wrist and hand	Category · further specificity required

Official titles and instructions are preserved in their source language. Official sources ↗