ICD-10-CM › S00-T88 › S80-S89 › S88.91 Complete traumatic amputation of... › S88.919
Complete traumatic amputation of unspecified lower leg, 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.
Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:
- S88.919A Complete traumatic amputation of unspecified lower leg, level unspecified, initial encounter
- S88.919D Complete traumatic amputation of unspecified lower leg, level unspecified, subsequent encounter
- S88.919S Complete traumatic amputation of unspecified lower leg, level unspecified, sequela
This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2014 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.
- FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Complete traumatic amputation of unspecified lower leg, 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 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)
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 > calf
- Wound, open > shin
- Injury > leg > open
- Wound, open > leg > with amputation
- Loss > limb or member, traumatic, current
- Disarticulation > meaning traumatic amputation
- Wound, open > genital organs, external > with amputation
- Amputation > traumatic > leg
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| S88.911 | Complete traumatic amputation of right lower leg, level unspecified | Not billable |
| S88.912 | Complete traumatic amputation of left lower leg, level unspecified | Not billable |