2025 ICD-10-CM code S68.623
Partial traumatic transphalangeal amputation of the left middle finger.
Use 7th character to indicate encounter type (A = initial encounter, D = subsequent encounter, S = sequela).
In simple words: A partial amputation of the joint between two bones of the left middle finger due to injury.
Partial traumatic transphalangeal amputation of the left middle finger refers to a partial loss of the joint between any two phalanges or bones of the finger, caused by trauma.
Example 1: A worker catches their left middle finger in a machine, resulting in a partial amputation at the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint., A person sustains a crush injury to their left hand in a motor vehicle accident, leading to a partial transphalangeal amputation of the middle finger., An individual experiences frostbite to their left middle finger, causing partial amputation at the distal interphalangeal (DIP) joint.
Type of injury, specific location of amputation (PIP or DIP joint), laterality (left middle finger), complications (if any), and encounter type (initial or subsequent).
** Excludes birth trauma (P10-P15) and obstetric trauma (O70-O71). Burns and corrosions (T20-T32), frostbite (T33-T34), and insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4) are also excluded.
- Place of Service:Emergency Room - Hospital, Office, Inpatient Hospital, Outpatient Hospital etc.