2026 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S67Crushing injury of wrist, hand and fingers
S67 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code for crushing injury of wrist, hand and fingers, so it cannot be submitted on claims. Use a more specific code from this category instead, such as S67.00XA, S67.00XD, S67.00XS, and S67.01XA.
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Specific Coding for Crushing injury of wrist, hand and fingersOverview
Non-specific codes like S67 require more characters. Use one of these billable codes instead:
S67.0 for Crushing injury of thumb
S67.00 for Crushing injury of unspecified thumb
S67.01 for Crushing injury of right thumb
S67.02 for Crushing injury of left thumb
S67.1 for Crushing injury of other and unspecified finger(s)
S67.10 for Crushing injury of unspecified finger(s)
S67.19 for Crushing injury of other finger(s)
S67.2 for Crushing injury of hand
S67.20 for Crushing injury of unspecified hand
S67.21 for Crushing injury of right hand
S67.22 for Crushing injury of left hand
S67.3 for Crushing injury of wrist
S67.30 for Crushing injury of unspecified wrist
S67.31 for Crushing injury of right wrist
S67.32 for Crushing injury of left wrist
S67.4 for Crushing injury of wrist and hand
S67.40 for Crushing injury of unspecified wrist and hand
S67.41 for Crushing injury of right wrist and hand
S67.42 for Crushing injury of left wrist and hand
S67.9 for Crushing injury of unspecified part(s) of wrist, hand and fingers
S67.90 for Crushing injury of unspecified part(s) of unspecified wrist, hand and fingers
S67.91 for Crushing injury of unspecified part(s) of right wrist, hand and fingers
S67.92 for Crushing injury of unspecified part(s) of left wrist, hand and fingers
Coding GuidelinesGuidance
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from block Crushing injury of wrist, hand and fingers (S67). Use the following options for the applicable episode of care:
- A - initial encounter
- D - subsequent encounter
- S - sequela
Source: ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY 2026, published by CMS and the National Center for Health Statistics.
Tabular List NotesGuidance
Coding notes and annotation back-references applicable to this code.
Use Additional Code
- code for all associated injuries, such as:
- fracture of wrist and hand S62
- open wound of wrist and hand S61
7th Character Note
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S67
7th Character
- A - initial encounter
- D - subsequent encounter
- S - sequela
The “use additional code” indicates that a secondary code could be used to further specify the patient’s condition. This note is not mandatory and is only used if enough information is available to assign an additional code.
Certain ICD-10-CM categories have applicable 7th characters. The applicable 7th character is required for all codes within the category, or as the notes in the Tabular List instruct. The 7th character must always be the 7th character in the data field. If a code that requires a 7th character is not 6 characters, a placeholder X must be used to fill in the empty characters.
Indicates that a seventh character is to be assigned to codes in a subcategory.
Patient EducationClinical
Finger Injuries and Disorders
You use your fingers and thumbs to do everything from grasping objects to playing musical instruments to typing. When there is something wrong with them, it can make life difficult. Common problems include:
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Questions About S67Overview
Is S67 (Crushing injury of wrist, hand and fingers) a billable code?
No. This is a category header that groups the codes for crushing injury of wrist, hand and fingers, and headers cannot be submitted on claims. Claims for crushing injury of wrist, hand and fingers need a more specific code from this category, such as S67.00XA, S67.00XD, and S67.00XS.
