ICD-10 code T43.225A: Adverse effect of SSRIs, initial encounter
ICD-10 code T43.225A: definition and clinical overview T43.225A is the billable ICD-10-CM code for the adverse effect of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors at the initial encounter. Specifically, coders, billers, and prescribers assign it when an SSRI that was prescribed correctly and taken as directed causes a harmful reaction. The code is valid for FY2026. In […]
ICD-10 code T38.802D: Intentional Self-Harm Coding
ICD-10 code T38.802D is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for poisoning by unspecified hormones and synthetic substitutes. The intent recorded is intentional self-harm, and the encounter is a subsequent one. Two elements decide whether the code holds up. One is the intent column in the Table of Drugs and Chemicals, and the other is the […]
ICD-10 code S52.692R: Other fracture of lower end of left ulna
ICD-10 code S52.692R is a billable diagnosis code for other fracture of the lower end of the left ulna. It applies to a subsequent encounter for an open fracture of Gustilo-Anderson type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC that has healed with malunion. Only the letter R carries all three of those facts at once. Change the […]
ICD-10 code S22.049K: T4 fracture with nonunion
The word “unspecified” in S22.049K trips up experienced coders. It sounds like nobody wrote down which vertebra broke. In fact the code names the level exactly, and that level is T4, the fourth thoracic vertebra. Only the fracture type stays open. The record does not have to say wedge compression or burst. That difference decides […]
ICD-10 code S22.022G: T2 burst fracture, delayed healing
S22.022G codes an unstable T2 burst fracture with delayed healing at a follow-up visit. See what the note must say before you bill the code. Read more.
ICD-10 code S56.125S: Right ring finger flexor tendon laceration
ICD-10 code S56.125S covers laceration of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of the right ring finger at forearm level, sequela. It is billable, and it applies after the original laceration has healed. The patient is back for a residual problem, such as a tendon adhesion or grip weakness. The 7th character S is what marks […]
ICD-10 code S53.116D: Anterior ulnohumeral dislocation
S53.116D is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code for anterior dislocation of the unspecified ulnohumeral joint at a subsequent encounter. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) lists it as valid for FY2026. That fiscal year runs from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The parent code S53.116 is not billable on its own. […]
ICD-10 Code S55.899D: Other specified blood vessel injury, forearm
ICD-10 Code S55.899D is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code. Its full official description is Other specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter. It applies once initial treatment has ended and the patient returns for follow-up or ongoing care during healing. The code is valid for HIPAA-covered transactions. This reference […]
ICD-10 code S62.163P: Displaced pisiform fracture, malunion
ICD-10 code S62.163P is a billable diagnosis code for a displaced fracture of the pisiform, unspecified wrist. It applies at a subsequent encounter where imaging confirms the fracture healed with malunion. Practices running claims management software that tracks encounter-specific codes can catch a wrong 7th character before submission. The code sits in ICD-10-CM category S62, […]
ICD-10 code S63.004S: Unspecified dislocation of right wrist and hand, sequela
ICD-10 code S63.004S is the diagnosis code for unspecified dislocation of right wrist and hand, sequela. It is a billable and specific ICD-10-CM code, so it can be submitted directly on a claim for reimbursement. No further specificity is required at the character level. Field Detail ICD-10-CM code S63.004S Official description Unspecified dislocation of right […]