S68.719 Description: Complete traumatic transmetacarpal amputation of unspecified hand ↓
S68.71 Description: Complete traumatic transmetacarpal amputation of hand ↓
S68.7 Description: Traumatic transmetacarpal amputation of hand ↓
S68 Description: Traumatic amputation of wrist, hand and fingers Inclusion Term:
An amputation not identified as partial or complete should be coded to complete
↓
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)
↓
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.-)