S78 – Traumatic amputation of hip and thigh
Coding Notes
Active
Non-billable / Non-specific, not valid for HIPAA-covered transactions
Type 1 Excludes
traumatic amputation of knee (S88.0-)
Applicable To
An amputation not identified as partial or complete should be coded to complete
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| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| S00-T88 | Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) |
| S70-S79 | Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79) |
| S78 |
Traumatic amputation of hip and thigh
Type 1 Excludes
traumatic amputation of knee (S88.0-)
Applicable to
An amputation not identified as partial or complete should be coded to complete
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| S78.0 | Traumatic amputation at hip joint |
| S78.01 | Complete traumatic amputation at hip joint |
| S78.011 | Complete traumatic amputation at right hip joint |
| S78.012 | Complete traumatic amputation at left hip joint |
| S78.019 | Complete traumatic amputation at unspecified hip joint |
| S78.02 | Partial traumatic amputation at hip joint |
| S78.021 | Partial traumatic amputation at right hip joint |
| S78.022 | Partial traumatic amputation at left hip joint |
| S78.029 | Partial traumatic amputation at unspecified hip joint |
| S78.1 | Traumatic amputation at level between hip and knee |
| S78.11 | Complete traumatic amputation at level between hip and knee |
| S78.111 | Complete traumatic amputation at level between right hip and knee |
| S78.112 | Complete traumatic amputation at level between left hip and knee |
| S78.119 | Complete traumatic amputation at level between unspecified hip and knee |
| S78.12 | Partial traumatic amputation at level between hip and knee |
| S78.121 | Partial traumatic amputation at level between right hip and knee |
| S78.122 | Partial traumatic amputation at level between left hip and knee |
| S78.129 | Partial traumatic amputation at level between unspecified hip and knee |
| S78.9 | Traumatic amputation of hip and thigh, level unspecified |
| S78.91 | Complete traumatic amputation of hip and thigh, level unspecified |
| S78.911 | Complete traumatic amputation of right hip and thigh, level unspecified |
| S78.912 | Complete traumatic amputation of left hip and thigh, level unspecified |
| S78.919 | Complete traumatic amputation of unspecified hip and thigh, level unspecified |
| S78.92 | Partial traumatic amputation of hip and thigh, level unspecified |
| S78.921 | Partial traumatic amputation of right hip and thigh, level unspecified |
| S78.922 | Partial traumatic amputation of left hip and thigh, level unspecified |
| S78.929 | Partial traumatic amputation of unspecified hip and thigh, level unspecified |