S68.711A Complete traumatic transmetcrpl amp of right hand, init

Instructional Notes:

S68.711A
Description: Complete traumatic transmetcrpl amp of right hand, init
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S68.711
Description: Complete traumatic transmetacarpal amputation of right hand
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S68.71
Description: Complete traumatic transmetacarpal amputation of hand
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S68.7
Description: Traumatic transmetacarpal amputation of hand
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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.-)