Complete traumatic transmetcrpl amp of unsp hand, sequela

This code signifies the long-term effects or complications resulting from a complete traumatic amputation across the metacarpal bones of an unspecified hand. It indicates that the patient has fully lost the hand at this level due to an injury, and the current encounter addresses a condition directly related to this past amputation.

Use this code for encounters where the patient is being treated for a sequela (e.g., phantom limb pain, stump complications, fitting of a prosthesis, scar revision) of a complete traumatic transmetacarpal amputation. This code is appropriate once the initial acute injury has healed and the patient is in the late effects phase of care.

• Always assign an additional code to specify the nature of the sequela being treated (e.g., phantom limb pain, infection of amputation stump).
• This "S" seventh character indicates a sequela, meaning the current condition is a late effect of the original injury.
• Do not use this code for the initial treatment of the acute amputation; use an acute injury code instead.