ICD-10-CM › S00-T88 › S50-S59 › S58.9 Traumatic amputation of forearm,... › S58.92

S58.92

Partial traumatic amputation of forearm, level unspecified

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:

  • S58.921 Partial traumatic amputation of right forearm, level unspecified (also a header)
  • S58.922 Partial traumatic amputation of left forearm, level unspecified (also a header)
  • S58.929 Partial traumatic amputation of unspecified forearm, level unspecified (also a header)

This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 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. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Partial traumatic amputation of forearm, level unspecified

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 S58 Traumatic amputation of elbow and forearm

Seventh character required

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S58

Excludes1 - never coded here

  • traumatic amputation of wrist and hand (S68.-)

Also known as

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

Inherited from the S50-S59 section Injuries to the elbow and forearm (S50-S59)

Excludes2 - not included here

  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
  • frostbite (T33-T34)
  • injuries of wrist and hand (S60-S69)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

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
S58.91 Complete traumatic amputation of forearm, level unspecified Not billable