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S68.522

Partial traumatic transphalangeal amputation of left thumb

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:

  • S68.522A Partial traumatic transphalangeal amputation of left thumb, initial encounter
  • S68.522D Partial traumatic transphalangeal amputation of left thumb, subsequent encounter
  • S68.522S Partial traumatic transphalangeal amputation of left thumb, 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.

  1. FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Partial traumatic transphalangeal amputation of left thumb

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.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
S68.521 Partial traumatic transphalangeal amputation of right thumb Not billable
S68.529 Partial traumatic transphalangeal amputation of unspecified thumb Not billable