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S68.411 vs S68.412

S68.411 (Complete traumatic amputation of right hand at wrist level) compared with S68.412 (Complete traumatic amputation of left hand at wrist level), from the official CMS tabular data. S68.411 and S68.412 code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived

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Laterality relationship

S68.411
Right
Complete traumatic amputation of right hand at wrist level
S68.412
Left
Complete traumatic amputation of left hand at wrist level

Same condition; these differ only in which side is documented.

These codes share a category and title and differ only in the side affected. The documentation decides which applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.

Source: ICD-10-CM tabular list (laterality variant derived from the code title)

Can these codes be reported together?

Same condition, opposite side. S68.411 and S68.412 name the same condition on opposite sides of the body.

Same category and title, differing only in which side is affected — the documentation decides which one applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.

Side by side

S68.411Complete traumatic amputation of right hand at wrist levelS68.412Complete traumatic amputation of left hand at wrist level
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S68.411A, S68.411D, S68.411S

Non-billable header

Report instead: S68.412A, S68.412D, S68.412S

ClassificationS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
DefinitionComplete traumatic amputation of right hand at wrist level is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S68.411).Complete traumatic amputation of left hand at wrist level is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S68.412).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S68The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S68

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources