815.10 FX METACARPAL NOS-OPEN


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 815.10

Short Description: Fx metacarpal NOS-open

Long Description: Open fracture of metacarpal bone(s), site unspecified

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Fracture of upper limb (810-819)
      • 815 Fracture of metacarpal bone(s)
        • 815.10 Fx metacarpal NOS-open

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 815.10 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Fracture (abduction) (adduction) (avulsion) (compression) (crush) (dislocation) (oblique) (separation) (closed) 829.0
    • hand, one (closed) 815.00
      • metacarpals 815.00
        • open 815.10
      • open 815.10
    • metacarpus, metacarpal (bone(s)), of one hand (closed) 815.00
      • open 815.10

Crosswalk Information

The code 815.10 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
815.10 Right Arrow S62.309B Unsp fracture of unsp metacarpal bone, init for opn fx
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
815.00 Closed fracture of metacarpal bone(s), site unspecified
815.01 Closed fracture of base of thumb [first] metacarpal
815.02 Closed fracture of base of other metacarpal bone(s)
815.03 Closed fracture of shaft of metacarpal bone(s)
815.04 Closed fracture of neck of metacarpal bone(s)
815.09 Closed fracture of multiple sites of metacarpus
815.11 Open fracture of base of thumb [first] metacarpal
815.12 Open fracture of base of other metacarpal bone(s)
815.13 Open fracture of shaft of metacarpal bone(s)
815.14 Open fracture of neck of metacarpal bone(s)
815.19 Open fracture of multiple sites of metacarpus


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