S78.029D Partial traumatic amputation at unsp hip joint, subs encntr
Instructional Notes:
S78.029D Description: Partial traumatic amputation at unsp hip joint, subs encntr ↓
S78.029 Description: Partial traumatic amputation at unspecified hip joint ↓
S78.02 Description: Partial traumatic amputation at hip joint ↓
S78.0 Description: Traumatic amputation at hip joint ↓
S78 Description: Traumatic amputation of hip and thigh Exclude1:
traumatic amputation of knee (S88.0-)
Inclusion Term:
An amputation not identified as partial or complete should be coded to complete
↓
S70-S79 Description: Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79) Exclude2:
burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
frostbite (T33-T34)
snake bite (T63.0-)
venomous insect bite or sting (T63.4-)
↓
S00-T88 Description: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes Exclude2:
birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Notes:
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
Use Additional Code:
code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)