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Traumatic amputation of hip and thigh

JerarquíaS70-S79 · S78

Instrucciones del código

Includes

An amputation not identified as partial or complete should be coded to complete

Excludes 1

traumatic amputation of knee (S88.0-)

Seventh character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S78

A — initial encounter

D — subsequent encounter

S — sequela

Instrucciones de niveles superiores

Capítulos 19 · Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

Excludes 2
Use additional code

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

Note
  • 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.

S70-S79 · Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79)

Excludes 2

Códigos más específicos

S78.0Traumatic amputation at hip jointCategoría · se requiere mayor especificidadS78.1Traumatic amputation at level between hip and kneeCategoría · se requiere mayor especificidadS78.9Traumatic amputation of hip and thigh, level unspecifiedCategoría · se requiere mayor especificidad
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