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S98.219A

Complete traumatic amputation of two or more unspecified lesser toes, initial encounter

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 Complete traumatic amputation of two or more lesser toes, unspecified side, initial encounter
  2. FY2011 Draft description revised draft Complete traumatic amputation of two or more lesser toes, unspecified side, initial encounter Complete traumatic amputation of two or more unspecified lesser toes, initial encounter

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.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
S98.219D Complete traumatic amputation of two or more unspecified lesser toes, subsequent encounter Valid
S98.219S Complete traumatic amputation of two or more unspecified lesser toes, sequela Valid