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ICD-10-CM Code S68.1
Traumatic metacarpophalangeal amputation of other and unspecified finger

NON-BILLABLE
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.
| ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016

ICD Code S68.1 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of S68.1 that describes the diagnosis 'traumatic metacarpophalangeal amputation of and unsp finger' in more detail.


Coding Notes for S68.1 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive.
Traumatic amputation of finger NOS
Code Type-2 Excludes:
Type-2 Excludes
Type-2 Excludes means the excluded conditions are different, although they may appear similar. A patient may have both conditions, but one does not include the other. Excludes 2 means "not coded here."
Traumatic metacarpophalangeal amputation of thumb - instead, use code S68.0-

Related Concepts SNOMET-CT

  • Traumatic amputation, finger, through metacarpophalangeal joint (disorder)

Coding Advice SNOMET-CT

  • Possible requirement for an external cause code

Parent Code: S68 - Traumatic amputation of wrist, hand and fingers

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Source: http://icd.codes/icd10cm/S681