S68
ICD-10Non-billable categoryTraumatic amputation of wrist, hand and fingers
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Traumatic amputation of wrist, hand and fingers
S68 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Inclusion terms
- An amputation not identified as partial or complete should be coded to complete
7th character
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S68
Permitted 7th characters
| A | initial encounter |
| D | subsequent encounter |
| S | sequela |
More specific codes under S68
- S68.0Traumatic metacarpophalangeal amputation of thumbcategory
- S68.1Traumatic metacarpophalangeal amputation of and unsp fingercategory
- S68.4Traumatic amputation of hand at wrist levelcategory
- S68.5Traumatic transphalangeal amputation of thumbcategory
- S68.6Traumatic transphalangeal amputation of oth and unsp fingercategory
- S68.7Traumatic transmetacarpal amputation of handcategory
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.