S68 is the ICD-10 code for Traumatic amputation of wrist and hand. It is a three-character category divided into 7 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block S60–S69 (Injuries to the wrist and hand) in Chapter XIX, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XIX · S00–T98
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
Subcodes of S68
- S68.0Traumatic amputation of thumb (complete)(partial)
- S68.1Traumatic amputation of other single finger (complete)(partial)
- S68.2Traumatic amputation of two or more fingers alone (complete)(partial)
- S68.3Combined traumatic amputation of (part of) finger(s) with other parts of wrist and hand
- S68.4Traumatic amputation of hand at wrist level
- S68.8Traumatic amputation of other parts of wrist and hand
- S68.9Traumatic amputation of wrist and hand, level unspecified
S68 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DS68Traumatisk amputation af håndled og hånd
S68Ranteen tai käden amputoituminen
S68Traumatische Amputation an Handgelenk und Hand
S68Amputation traumatique du poignet et de la main
S68traumatische amputatie van pols en hand
Listed through more specific codes:
- S68.511AComplete traumatic transphalangeal amputation of right thumb, initial encounter
- S68.511DComplete traumatic transphalangeal amputation of right thumb, subsequent encounter
- S68.511SComplete traumatic transphalangeal amputation of right thumb, sequela
- S68.512AComplete traumatic transphalangeal amputation of left thumb, initial encounter
- S68.512DComplete traumatic transphalangeal amputation of left thumb, subsequent encounter
- S68.512SComplete traumatic transphalangeal amputation of left thumb, sequela
- S68.519AComplete traumatic transphalangeal amputation of unspecified thumb, initial encounter
- S68.519DComplete traumatic transphalangeal amputation of unspecified thumb, subsequent encounter
- and 88 more national subcodes
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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