S68
S68: Traumatic amputation of wrist, hand and fingers
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S68 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for traumatic amputation of wrist, hand and fingers. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S68
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- An amputation not identified as partial or complete should be coded to complete
Other codes that can never be billed with S68
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead S68
6 child codes. Green means billable.
- S68.0Traumatic metacarpophalangeal amputation of thumb
- S68.1Traumatic metacarpophalangeal amputation of other and unspecified finger
- S68.4Traumatic amputation of hand at wrist level
- S68.5Traumatic transphalangeal amputation of thumb
- S68.6Traumatic transphalangeal amputation of other and unspecified finger
- S68.7Traumatic transmetacarpal amputation of hand