Traumatic amputation at level between knee and ankle

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 2 more specific codes instead:

S88.11 Complete traumatic amputation at level between knee and ankle (also a header)
S88.12 Partial traumatic amputation at level between knee and ankle (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.

FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Traumatic amputation at level between knee and ankle

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 S88 Traumatic amputation of lower leg

Seventh character required

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S88

Excludes1 - never coded here

traumatic amputation of ankle and foot (S98.-)

Also known as

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

Inherited from the S80-S89 section Injuries to the knee and lower leg (S80-S89)

Excludes2 - not included here

burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
frostbite (T33-T34)
injuries of ankle and foot, except fracture of ankle and malleolus (S90-S99)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
S88.0	Traumatic amputation at knee level	Not billable
S88.9	Traumatic amputation of lower leg, level unspecified	Not billable