ICD-Code S68: Traumatic amputation of wrist and hand
- S68.0 Traumatic amputation of thumb (complete)(partial)
- S68.1 Traumatic amputation of other single finger (complete)(partial)
- S68.2 Traumatic amputation of two or more fingers alone (complete)(partial)
- S68.3 Combined traumatic amputation of (part of) finger(s) with other parts of wrist and hand
- S68.4 Traumatic amputation of hand at wrist level
- S68.8 Traumatic amputation of other parts of wrist and hand
- S68.9 Traumatic amputation of wrist and hand, level unspecified
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Source
The explanations of ICD and OPS codes are provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).