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ICD-10-CM Codes
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S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
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S60-S69
Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers
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S68-
Traumatic amputation of wrist, hand and fingers
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S68.117S
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S68.117S
Complete traumatic metacarpophalangeal amputation of left little finger, sequela
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
- S68.117S is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- Short description: Complete traumatic MCP amp of l little finger, sequela
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM S68.117S became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S68.117S - other international versions of ICD-10 S68.117S may differ.
The following code(s) above
S68.117S contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
S68.117S:
- S00-T88
2021 ICD-10-CM Range S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesNote- 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 to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
- S60-S69
2021 ICD-10-CM Range S60-S69
Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers
- S68
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S68
Traumatic amputation of wrist, hand and fingers
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Applicable To- An amputation not identified as partial or complete should be coded to complete
- S68.1
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S68.1
Traumatic metacarpophalangeal amputation of other and unspecified finger
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Applicable To- Traumatic amputation of finger NOS
Type 2 Excludes- traumatic metacarpophalangeal amputation of thumb (S68.0-)
POA Help
"Present On Admission" is defined as present at the time the order for inpatient admission occurs — conditions that develop during an outpatient encounter, including emergency department, observation, or outpatient surgery, are considered POA.
- S68.117S is considered exempt from POA reporting.
ICD-10-CM S68.117S is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):
- 559 Aftercare, musculoskeletal system and connective tissue with mcc
- 560 Aftercare, musculoskeletal system and connective tissue with cc
- 561 Aftercare, musculoskeletal system and connective tissue without cc/mcc
Convert S68.117S to ICD-9-CM
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To S68.117S
S68.116 Complete traumatic metacarpophalangeal amputation of right little finger
S68.117 Complete traumatic metacarpophalangeal amputation of left little finger
S68.117S
…… sequela
S68.118 Complete traumatic metacarpophalangeal amputation of other finger
S68.119 Complete traumatic metacarpophalangeal amputation of unspecified finger
S68.12 Partial traumatic metacarpophalangeal amputation of other and unspecified finger
S68.120 Partial traumatic metacarpophalangeal amputation of right index finger
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
