S68
Traumatic amputation of wrist, hand and fingers
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files.
Inclusion Terms
An amputation not identified as partial or complete should be coded to complete
7th Character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S68
7th Character
A - initial encounter
7th Character
D - subsequent encounter
7th Character
S - sequela
More Specific Codes
6 codes under S68
- S68.0 Traumatic metacarpophalangeal amputation of thumb Has subcodes
- S68.1 Traumatic metacarpophalangeal amputation of other and unspecified finger Has subcodes
- S68.4 Traumatic amputation of hand at wrist level Has subcodes
- S68.5 Traumatic transphalangeal amputation of thumb Has subcodes
- S68.6 Traumatic transphalangeal amputation of other and unspecified finger Has subcodes
- S68.7 Traumatic transmetacarpal amputation of hand Has subcodes
Version History
How S68 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentTraumatic amputation of wrist, hand and fingers
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedTraumatic amputation of wrist, hand and fingers
Related Codes
Data Source
Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
- Source file
- icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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