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S88 Non-Billable Code

Traumatic amputation of lower leg

Chapter Classification

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

Section Detail

S80-S89 Injuries to the knee and lower leg (S80-S89)

Coding Guidelines & Notes

excludes1
  • traumatic amputation of ankle and foot (S98.-)
sevenChrDef
  • {'char': 'A', 'text': 'initial encounter'}
  • {'char': 'D', 'text': 'subsequent encounter'}
  • {'char': 'S', 'text': 'sequela'}
sevenChrNote
  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S88

More Specific Diagnosis Codes

This code is not billable as it requires a higher level of specificity. Select a more specific code below.

  • S88.0 - Traumatic amputation at knee level
  • S88.1 - Traumatic amputation at level between knee and ankle
  • S88.9 - Traumatic amputation of lower leg, level unspecified

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