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S48.021S

Partial traumatic amputation at right shoulder joint, 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.

  1. FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Partial traumatic amputation at right shoulder joint, 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 S48 Traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm

Seventh character required

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S48

Excludes1 - never coded here

  • traumatic amputation at elbow level (S58.0)

Also known as

  • An amputation not identified as partial or complete should be coded to complete

Inherited from the S40-S49 section Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm (S40-S49)

Excludes2 - not included here

  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
  • frostbite (T33-T34)
  • injuries of elbow (S50-S59)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

Includes

  • injuries of axilla
  • injuries of scapular region

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.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
S48.021A Partial traumatic amputation at right shoulder joint, initial encounter Valid
S48.021D Partial traumatic amputation at right shoulder joint, subsequent encounter Valid