ICD-Code S68: Traumatic amputation of wrist and hand
- S68.0 Traumatic amputation of thumb (complete)(partial)
- S68.1 Traumatic amputation of other single finger (complete)(partial)
- S68.2 Traumatic amputation of two or more fingers alone (complete)(partial)
- S68.3 Combined traumatic amputation of (part of) finger(s) with other parts of wrist and hand
- S68.4 Traumatic amputation of hand at wrist level
- S68.8 Traumatic amputation of other parts of wrist and hand
- S68.9 Traumatic amputation of wrist and hand, level unspecified
Note
In outpatient care, the ICD code on medical documents is always appended with a diagnostic confidence indicator (A, G, V or Z): A (excluded diagnosis), G (confirmed diagnosis), V (tentative diagnosis) and Z (condition after a confirmed diagnosis).
Source
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