S78.122 - Partial traumatic amputation at level between left hip and knee
ICD-10-CM Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes · S70-S79 Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79) · Subcategory of S78.12 · FY2027
Coding Guidance
S78.122 requires a 7th character. Report the code below that matches the documentation, for example A for initial encounter, D for subsequent encounter, S for sequela.
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S78
Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes
Mutually exclusive: these conditions are never reported together with this code.
- traumatic amputation of knee (S88.0-)
Mutually exclusive: these conditions are never reported together with this code.
- traumatic amputation of knee (S88.0-)
Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
- frostbite (T33-T34)
- snake bite (T63.0-)
- venomous insect bite or sting (T63.4-)
Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.
- birth trauma (P10-P15)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Add a secondary code to identify the associated condition or cause when it is documented.
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Instructional notes from the ICD-10-CM tabular list.
- Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
- The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
More Specific Codes (3)
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