kodex

Kodex

ICD-10-CM
Section

S68.117

Complete traumatic metacarpophalangeal amputation of left little finger

Hierarchy

  • S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
    • S60-S69 Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers (S60-S69)
      • S68 Traumatic amputation of wrist, hand and fingers
        • S68.1 Traumatic metacarpophalangeal amputation of other and unspecified finger
          • S68.11 Complete traumatic metacarpophalangeal amputation of other and unspecified finger
            • S68.117 Complete traumatic metacarpophalangeal amputation of left little finger

Notes

S00-T88

  • 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.

Inclusion Terms

S68.1

  • Traumatic amputation of finger NOS

S68

  • An amputation not identified as partial or complete should be coded to complete

Use Additional

S00-T88

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
    • Z18 Retained foreign body fragments

Excludes 1

S00-T88

  • P10-P15 Birth trauma (P10-P15)
  • obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Excludes 2

S68.1

  • S68.0 Traumatic metacarpophalangeal amputation of thumb

S60-S69

  • T20-T32 Burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
  • T33-T34 Frostbite (T33-T34)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
    • T63.4 Toxic effect of venom of other arthropods