Section
S68
Traumatic amputation of wrist, hand and fingers
Hierarchy
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S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
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S60-S69 Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers (S60-S69)
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S68 Traumatic amputation of wrist, hand and fingers
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S68.0 Traumatic metacarpophalangeal amputation of thumb
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S68.1 Traumatic metacarpophalangeal amputation of other and unspecified finger
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S68.4 Traumatic amputation of hand at wrist level
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S68.5 Traumatic transphalangeal amputation of thumb
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S68.6 Traumatic transphalangeal amputation of other and unspecified finger
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S68.7 Traumatic transmetacarpal amputation of hand
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Notes
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Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
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The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Inclusion Terms
S68
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An amputation not identified as partial or complete should be coded to complete