S68.618D Complete traumatic trnsphal amputation of finger, subs
Instructional Notes:
S68.618D Description: Complete traumatic trnsphal amputation of finger, subs ↓
S68.618 Description: Complete traumatic transphalangeal amputation of other finger Inclusion Term:
Complete traumatic transphalangeal amputation of specified finger with unspecified laterality
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S68.61 Description: Complete traumatic transphalangeal amputation of other and unspecified finger(s) ↓
S68.6 Description: Traumatic transphalangeal amputation of other and unspecified finger ↓
S68 Description: Traumatic amputation of wrist, hand and fingers Inclusion Term:
An amputation not identified as partial or complete should be coded to complete
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S60-S69 Description: Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers (S60-S69) Exclude2:
burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
frostbite (T33-T34)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
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S00-T88 Description: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes Exclude2:
birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
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
Use Additional Code:
code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)