Excludes2

  1. S78 Traumatic amputation of hip and thigh

    Inclusion term(s):

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

    Excludes1

    • traumatic amputation of knee (S88.0-)

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

    • A - initial encounter
    • D - subsequent encounter
    • S - sequela
    1. S78.0 Traumatic amputation at hip joint

      1. 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
      2. 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
    2. S78.1 Traumatic amputation at level between hip and knee

      1. 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
      2. 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
    3. S78.9 Traumatic amputation of hip and thigh, level unspecified

      1. 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
      2. 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
Abbreviations used here:

NEC Not elsewhere classifiable
This abbreviation in the Tabular List represents “other specified”. When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Tabular List includes an NEC entry under a code to identify the code as the “other specified” code.

NOS Not otherwise specified
This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.