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An X-ray is performed for pain in the left little finger. This is the initial encounter for this visit. The X-ray report shows a fractured distal phalanx that is dislocated. What ICD-10-CM code(s) is/are reported?

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S62.637A

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The term ICD-10-CM refers to the International Statistical Classification of Health-Related Diseases and Problems is one of the major epidemiological tools in everyday medical practice. Developed by the World Health Organization (WHO), its main function is to monitor the incidence and prevalence of diseases through universal standardization of diseases, public health problems, signs and symptoms, complaints, external causes for injuries and social circumstances. a broad overview of the health situation of countries and their populations. Code CID-10-CM used to report fractured distal phalanx displacement is S62.637A.

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