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ICD-10 diagnosis code

S68.4 Traumatic amputation of hand at wrist level

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S68.4 is the ICD-10 code for Traumatic amputation of hand at wrist level. It is a four-character subcategory of S68 (Traumatic amputation of wrist and hand), the most specific level in the WHO edition. 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
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XIX · S00–T98
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

S68.4 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

S68.4Traumatisk amputation av hand på handledsnivå

NorwayICD-10-NO

S68.4Traumatisk amputasjon av hånd ved håndledd

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS684Traumatisk amputation af hånd

FinlandICD-10-FI

S68.4Käden amputoituminen ranteesta

GermanyICD-10-GM

S68.4Traumatische Amputation der Hand in Höhe des Handgelenkes

FranceICD-10-FR

S68.4Amputation traumatique de la main au niveau du poignet

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S68.4traumatische amputatie van hand ter hoogte van pols

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S68.411AComplete traumatic amputation of right hand at wrist level, initial encounter
  • S68.411DComplete traumatic amputation of right hand at wrist level, subsequent encounter
  • S68.411SComplete traumatic amputation of right hand at wrist level, sequela
  • S68.412AComplete traumatic amputation of left hand at wrist level, initial encounter
  • S68.412DComplete traumatic amputation of left hand at wrist level, subsequent encounter
  • S68.412SComplete traumatic amputation of left hand at wrist level, sequela
  • S68.419AComplete traumatic amputation of unspecified hand at wrist level, initial encounter
  • S68.419DComplete traumatic amputation of unspecified hand at wrist level, subsequent encounter
  • and 10 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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