Multiple fractures of fingers

Coding note

Each injury should be coded separately. This code should be used only when the detail of the specific injuries is unknown, or it is not possible to code each injury.

Index terms

Multiple fractures of fingers
fracture of multiple sites of phalanges of hand

Exclusions from above levels

NC32.6 – fracture of distal parts of ulna and radius
http://id.who.int/icd/entity/152692065 – Frostbite
http://id.who.int/icd/entity/163532889 – Burns

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ND53 – Other injuries of arm, level unspecified
NE61 – Insect bite or sting, venomous
FB80.7 – Malunion of fracture
FB80.8 – Nonunion of fracture
FB80.A – Stress fracture, not elsewhere classified
FB80.B – Pathological fracture
http://id.who.int/icd/entity/624443803 – Birth injury
JB0A – Certain specified obstetric trauma

Sibling codes

NC53.0 – Fracture of scaphoid bone of hand
NC53.1 – Fracture of other carpal bone
NC53.2 – Fracture of first metacarpal bone
NC53.3 – Fracture of other metacarpal bone
NC53.4 – Multiple fractures of metacarpal bones
NC53.5 – Fracture of thumb bone
NC53.6 – Fracture of other finger bone
NC53.Y – Fracture at other specified part of wrist or hand level
NC53.Z – Fracture at wrist or hand level, unspecified

Foundation entity

Multiple fractures of fingers – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1951136043

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: NC53: Fracture at wrist or hand level › 22: Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes