ICD-10-CM › S00-T88 › S60-S69 › S68.12 Partial traumatic... › S68.129
Partial traumatic metacarpophalangeal amputation of unspecified finger
Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.
Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:
- S68.129A Partial traumatic metacarpophalangeal amputation of unspecified finger, initial encounter
- S68.129D Partial traumatic metacarpophalangeal amputation of unspecified finger, subsequent encounter
- S68.129S Partial traumatic metacarpophalangeal amputation of unspecified finger, sequela
This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2014 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.
- FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Partial traumatic metacarpophalangeal amputation of unspecified finger
Official coding rules
Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.
Inherited from S68 Traumatic amputation of wrist, hand and fingers
Seventh character required
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S68
Also known as
- An amputation not identified as partial or complete should be coded to complete
Inherited from the S60-S69 section Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers (S60-S69)
Excludes2 - not included here
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
- frostbite (T33-T34)
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
How CDC's index refers to this code
Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.
- Stump
- Avulsion > limb
- Disarticulation
- Injury > finger > open
- Wound, open > digit > hand
- Wound, open > hand > finger
- Wound, open > nail > finger
- Wound, open > phalanges > finger
- Wound, open > subungual > finger
- Wound, open > hand > with > amputation
- Wound, open > finger > with > amputation
- Loss > limb or member, traumatic, current
- Amputation > traumatic > hand > finger alone
- Disarticulation > meaning traumatic amputation
- Wound, open > genital organs, external > with amputation
- Amputation > traumatic > finger > partial
- Amputation > traumatic > finger > partial > ring
- Amputation > traumatic > finger > partial > index
- Amputation > traumatic > finger > partial > little
- Amputation > traumatic > finger > partial > middle
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| S68.120 | Partial traumatic metacarpophalangeal amputation of right index finger | Not billable |
| S68.121 | Partial traumatic metacarpophalangeal amputation of left index finger | Not billable |
| S68.122 | Partial traumatic metacarpophalangeal amputation of right middle finger | Not billable |
| S68.123 | Partial traumatic metacarpophalangeal amputation of left middle finger | Not billable |
| S68.124 | Partial traumatic metacarpophalangeal amputation of right ring finger | Not billable |
| S68.125 | Partial traumatic metacarpophalangeal amputation of left ring finger | Not billable |
| S68.126 | Partial traumatic metacarpophalangeal amputation of right little finger | Not billable |
| S68.127 | Partial traumatic metacarpophalangeal amputation of left little finger | Not billable |
| S68.128 | Partial traumatic metacarpophalangeal amputation of other finger | Not billable |