Cpt Code Scapholunate Ligament Tear Repair

Scapholunate tear. Right lunotriquetral ligament tear. Code 29846-RT, Arthroscopy, wrist, surgical; excision and/or repair of triangular.

Sprain of carpal joint of left wrist, initial encounter

20162017201820192020Billable/Specific Code

• S63.512A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
• The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM S63.512A became effective on October 1, 2019.
• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S63.512A - other international versions of ICD-10 S63.512A may differ.

The following code(s) above S63.512A contain annotation back-referencesIn this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

• Applicable To annotations, or
• Code Also annotations, or
• Code First annotations, or
• Excludes1 annotations, or
• Excludes2 annotations, or
• Includes annotations, or
• Note annotations, or
• Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to S63.512A:

• S00-T88
  2020 ICD-10-CM Range S00-T88

  Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

  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

  Type 1 Excludes

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

  Use Additional

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
  Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
• S60-S69
  2020 ICD-10-CM Range S60-S69

  Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers

  Type 2 Excludes

  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
  • frostbite (T33-T34)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
  Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers
• S63
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S63

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

  20162017201820192020Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

  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

  Type 2 Excludes

  • strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of wrist and hand (S66.-)
  Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at wrist and hand level

Approximate Synonyms

• Left carpal joint sprain
• Left lunotriquetral ligament tear
• Left scapholunate ligament tear

ICD-10-CM S63.512A is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v37.0):

• 562 Fracture, sprain, strain and dislocation except femur, hip, pelvis and thigh with mcc
• 563 Fracture, sprain, strain and dislocation except femur, hip, pelvis and thigh without mcc
• 955 Craniotomy for multiple significant trauma
• 956 Limb reattachment, hip and femur procedures for multiple significant trauma
• 957 Other o.r. Procedures for multiple significant trauma with mcc
• 958 Other o.r. Procedures for multiple significant trauma with cc
• 959 Other o.r. Procedures for multiple significant trauma without cc/mcc
• 963 Other multiple significant trauma with mcc
• 964 Other multiple significant trauma with cc
• 965 Other multiple significant trauma without cc/mcc

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Code History

• 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
• 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
• 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
• 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
• 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.