S62.024 Nondisplaced fracture of middle third of navicular [scaphoid] bone of right wrist

ICD-10-CM S62.024: Nondisplaced fracture of middle third of navicular [scaphoid] bone of right wrist

ICD-10-CM code S62.024 identifies a nondisplaced fracture of the middle third of the navicular, or scaphoid, bone of the right wrist. The terminology record classifies this diagnosis with the semantic type of Injury or Poisoning and notes it is an active code with a parent category for fractures of the middle third of the navicular bone of the wrist. 1 5

Plain-language overview

The official preferred name for S62.024 is a nondisplaced fracture of the middle third of the navicular [scaphoid] bone of the right wrist, and the concept is active for the 2026 version. 1

What this code represents

The semantic type assigned to S62.024 is Injury or Poisoning, and the terminology record also provides the published abbreviation of nondisp fx of middle third of navicular bone of right wrist. 1 5

The S62.024 terminology record indicates there are no narrower concepts in this hierarchy, meaning S62.024 does not branch into more specific subcodes within the current classification. 1

Coding details

The parent concept for S62.024 is S62.02, which broadly covers a fracture of the middle third of the navicular [scaphoid] bone of the wrist without specifying right or left laterality. 1

The S62.024 terminology record indicates there are no narrower concepts in this hierarchy, meaning S62.024 does not branch into more specific subcodes within the current classification. 1

Documentation considerations

The official terminology record for S62.024 specifies the anatomical detail of the middle third of the navicular bone and the laterality of the right wrist, which aligns with the elements listed in the code's preferred name. 1

Coverage and utilization context

The S62.024 code appears within a Medicare billing and coding article for outpatient occupational therapy, demonstrating its inclusion in administrative billing documents. 2

What the sources add

While the terminology record defines S62.024 as a base diagnosis, a separate billing article lists S62.024S alongside the base code, showing an associated character extension exists within the coding system. 1 2

A different billing article references S62.002B for an unspecified fracture of the navicular bone of the right wrist, providing an example of another separate scaphoid fracture code. 1 3

Sources

1. ICD-10-CM S62.024 terminology record — National Cancer Institute Enterprise Vocabulary Services; accessed 2026-07-27.
2. Article - Billing and Coding: Outpatient Occupational Therapy (A53064) — cms.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.
3. Article - Billing and Coding: Medicare Preventive Coverage for Certain Vaccines (A54767) — cms.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.
4. EVS Explore — evsexplore.semantics.cancer.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.
5. EVS Explore — evsexplore.semantics.cancer.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.