R68.3 ICD 10 Code is a billable and specific code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis of Clubbing of fingers for reimbursement purposes. The 2023 edition of the American ICD-10-CM code became effective on October 1, 2022.
Type 1 excludes for R68.3 ICD 10 code
- congenital clubfinger (Q68.1)
Terms applicables to R68.3 ICD 10 code
Possible back-references that may be applicable or related to R68.3 ICD10 Code:
- R00-R99 Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
- R50-R69 General symptoms and signs
- R68 Other general symptoms and signs
Present On Admission (POA Exempt)
R68.3 ICD 10 code is considered exempt from POA reporting
Clinical information about R68.3 ICD 10 code
You use your fingers and thumbs to do everything from grasping objects to playing musical instruments to typing. When there is something wrong with them, it can make life difficult. Common problems include:
- Injuries that result in fractures (broken bones), ruptured ligaments and dislocations
- Osteoarthritis - wear-and-tear arthritis. It can also cause deformity.
- Tendinitis - irritation of the tendons
- Dupuytren's contracture - a hereditary thickening of the tough tissue that lies just below the skin of your palm. It causes the fingers to stiffen and bend.
- Trigger finger - an irritation of the sheath that surrounds the flexor tendons. It can cause the tendon to catch and release like a trigger.