S78.0
Non-billable

Traumatic amputation at hip joint

Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Coding Guidance

S78.0 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.

Additional Information from Parent Codes

The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.

Parent Codes Referenced:

S00-T88(Chapter 19)S78(Traumatic amputation of hip and thigh)

Inclusion Terms

1 item

From S78:

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

Excludes1

3 items

From S00-T88:

•
birth trauma (P10-P15)
•
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

From S78:

•
traumatic amputation of knee (S88.0-)

Use Additional Code

1 item

From S00-T88:

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

7th Character Notes

4 items

From S78:

•
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S78
•
A: initial encounter
•
D: subsequent encounter
•
S: sequela

S78.0
Non-billable

Traumatic amputation at hip joint

Coding Guidance

Additional Information from Parent Codes

Parent Codes Referenced:

Inclusion Terms

From S78:

Excludes1

From S00-T88:

From S78:

Use Additional Code

From S00-T88:

7th Character Notes

From S78:

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S78.0Non-billable

Traumatic amputation at hip joint

Coding Guidance

Additional Information from Parent Codes

Parent Codes Referenced:

Inclusion Terms

From S78:

Excludes1

From S00-T88:

From S78:

Use Additional Code

From S00-T88:

7th Character Notes

From S78:

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S78.0
Non-billable

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