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Get a Grip on Your Skier’s Thumb Diagnosis Coding

Published on Thu Feb 27, 2025

Question: A patient presented with pain in the right thumb following a fall while skiing. The radiologist captured three X-ray views of the patient’s thumb, which were negative for fractures. The physician diagnosed the patient with a sprained “MCP joint.” What diagnosis code should I assign? Ohio Subscriber Answer: You’ll assign S63.642A (Sprain of metacarpophalangeal joint of left thumb, initial [...]
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