S68.412A
Complete traumatic amputation of left hand at wrist level, initial encounter
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 5 never code together
S60-S69block
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
7th character 3
A initial encounter this code
D subsequent encounter
S sequela
Instructional notes 6
S68code
Inclusion terms
- An amputation not identified as partial or complete should be coded to complete
S68.4code
Inclusion terms
- Traumatic amputation of hand NOS
- Traumatic amputation of wrist
S00-T88chapter
Notes
- 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
- 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.
Use additional code
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)Z18.-
Index entries leading here 1
- Amputation — see also Absence, by site, acquired
- traumatic (complete) (partial)
- hand (complete) (wrist level) S68.41
- traumatic (complete) (partial)
Alongside this code 2 same parent — S68.412
Additional references
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