Complete traumatic amputation of unspecified breast, sequela

ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2007 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Complete traumatic amputation of unspecified breast, sequela

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from S28 Crushing injury of thorax, and traumatic amputation of part of thorax

Seventh character required

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S28

Inherited from the S20-S29 section Injuries to the thorax (S20-S29)

Excludes2 - not included here

burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
effects of foreign body in bronchus (T17.5)
effects of foreign body in esophagus (T18.1)
effects of foreign body in lung (T17.8)
effects of foreign body in trachea (T17.4)
frostbite (T33-T34)
injuries of axilla
injuries of clavicle
injuries of scapular region
injuries of shoulder
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

Includes

injuries of breast
injuries of chest (wall)
injuries of interscapular area

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Stump
Avulsion > limb
Disarticulation
Wound, open > mammary
Wound, open > breast > with amputation
Wound, open > thorax, thoracic > breast
Loss > limb or member, traumatic, current
Disarticulation > meaning traumatic amputation
Amputation > traumatic > thorax, part of > breast
Wound, open > genital organs, external > with amputation
Amputation > traumatic > breast

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
S28.219A	Complete traumatic amputation of unspecified breast, initial encounter	Valid
S28.219D	Complete traumatic amputation of unspecified breast, subsequent encounter	Valid