ICD-10-CM › S00-T88 › S90-S99 › S98.2 Traumatic amputation of two or... › S98.21
Complete traumatic amputation of two or more lesser toes
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:
- S98.211 Complete traumatic amputation of two or more right lesser toes (also a header)
- S98.212 Complete traumatic amputation of two or more left lesser toes (also a header)
- S98.219 Complete traumatic amputation of two or more unspecified lesser toes (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 Complete traumatic amputation of two or more lesser toes
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 S98 Traumatic amputation of ankle and foot
Seventh character required
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S98
Also known as
- An amputation not identified as partial or complete should be coded to complete
Inherited from the S90-S99 section Injuries to the ankle and foot (S90-S99)
Excludes2 - not included here
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
- fracture of ankle and malleolus (S82.-)
- frostbite (T33-T34)
- 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
- Injury > toe > open
- Wound, open > leg > toe
- Wound, open > foot > toe
- Wound, open > nail > toe
- Wound, open > digit > foot
- Wound, open > phalanges > toe
- Wound, open > subungual > toe
- Wound, open > toe > with > amputation
- Loss > limb or member, traumatic, current
- Disarticulation > meaning traumatic amputation
- Wound, open > genital organs, external > with amputation
- Amputation > traumatic > toe > more than one
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| S98.22 | Partial traumatic amputation of two or more lesser toes | Not billable |