2025
ICD-10-CM
Diagnosis
Code

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

  • Non-billable
  • 2016–2025

S63 is a non-billable/non-specific diagnosis code from the 2025 ICD-10-CM used to classify the following condition: 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

Code also

  • Any associated open wound

Type 2 excludes

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

Seventh character note

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

Seventh character extensions

  • A: initial encounter

  • D: subsequent encounter

  • S: sequela

Codes

Versions

  1. 2025

    No changes

  2. 2024

    No changes

  3. 2023

    No changes

  4. 2022

    No changes

  5. 2021

    No changes

  6. 2020

    No changes

  7. 2019

    No changes

  8. 2018

    No changes

  9. 2017

    No changes

  10. 2016

    New code