ICD-10-CM › S00-T88 › S60-S69 › S68 Traumatic amputation of wrist,... › S68.4
Traumatic amputation of hand at wrist level
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 2 more specific codes instead:
- S68.41 Complete traumatic amputation of hand at wrist level (also a header)
- S68.42 Partial traumatic amputation of hand at wrist level (also a header)
This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2012 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.
- FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Traumatic amputation of hand at wrist level
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)
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| S68.0 | Traumatic metacarpophalangeal amputation of thumb | Not billable |
| S68.1 | Traumatic metacarpophalangeal amputation of other and unspecified finger | Not billable |
| S68.5 | Traumatic transphalangeal amputation of thumb | Not billable |
| S68.6 | Traumatic transphalangeal amputation of other and unspecified finger | Not billable |
| S68.7 | Traumatic transmetacarpal amputation of hand | Not billable |