Instruction Source: S78.119A
Complete traumatic amp at level betw unsp hip and knee, init
Instruction Source: S78.119
Complete traumatic amputation at level between unspecified hip and knee
Instruction Source: S78.11
Complete traumatic amputation at level between hip and knee
Instruction Source: S78.1
Traumatic amputation at level between hip and knee
Excludes 1 (Mutually Exclusive)
- traumatic amputation of knee (S88.0-)
Instruction Source: S78
Traumatic amputation of hip and thigh
Excludes 1 (Mutually Exclusive)
- traumatic amputation of knee (S88.0-)
Instruction Source: S70-S79
Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79)
Excludes 2 (Not Included Here)
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
- frostbite (T33-T34)
- snake bite (T63.0-)
- venomous insect bite or sting (T63.4-)
Instruction Source: S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Excludes 2 (Not Included Here)
- birth trauma (P10-P15)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Clinical 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