Is S68.628 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. S68.628 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does S68.628 sit in the tabular list?

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers (S60-S69).

S68.628

S68.628 — Partial traumatic transphalangeal amputation of other finger

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

S68.628 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for partial traumatic transphalangeal amputation of other finger. 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.

Partial traumatic transphalangeal amputation of specified finger with unspecified laterality

Risk adjustment

S68.628 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead S68.628

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share S68.62. If S68.628 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about S68.628

Is S68.628 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. S68.628 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does S68.628 sit in the tabular list?: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers (S60-S69).