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ICD-10 diagnosis code

S68.9 Traumatic amputation of wrist and hand, level unspecified

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S68.9 is the ICD-10 code for Traumatic amputation of wrist and hand, level unspecified. 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

S68.9 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

S68.9Traumatisk amputation av handled och hand på ospecificerad nivå

NorwayICD-10-NO

S68.9Traumatisk amputasjon av uspesifisert del av håndledd eller hånd

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS689Traumatisk amputation af håndled eller hånd UNS

FinlandICD-10-FI

S68.9Tasoltaan määrittämätön ranteen tai käden amputoituminen

GermanyICD-10-GM

S68.9Traumatische Amputation an Handgelenk und Hand, Höhe nicht näher bezeichnet

FranceICD-10-FR

S68.9Amputation traumatique du poignet et de la main, niveau non précisé

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S68.9traumatische amputatie van pols en hand, niveau niet-gespecificeerd

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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