Fracture at wrist and hand level

**Notes:** - A fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should be coded to displaced - A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed

**Excludes1:** - traumatic amputation of wrist and hand (S68.-)

**Excludes2:** - fracture of distal parts of ulna and radius (S52.-)

**7th character note:** - The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S62

**7th character:** - A: initial encounter for closed fracture - B: initial encounter for open fracture - D: subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing - G: subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing - K: subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion - P: subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion - S: sequela