S68.7
S68.7 — Traumatic transmetacarpal amputation of hand
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S68.7 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for traumatic transmetacarpal amputation of hand. 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
Risk adjustment
S68.7 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 S68.7
2 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S68. If S68.7 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- 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
Questions about S68.7
- Is S68.7 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S68.7 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S68.7 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).