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ICD-10-CM Codes
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S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
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S80-S89
Injuries to the knee and lower leg
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S88-
Traumatic amputation of lower leg
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S88.121
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S88.121
Partial traumatic amputation at level between knee and ankle, right lower leg
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- S88.121 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- Short description: Partial traum amp at level betw knee and ankle, r low leg
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM S88.121 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S88.121 - other international versions of ICD-10 S88.121 may differ.
The following code(s) above
S88.121 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
S88.121:
- S00-T88
2021 ICD-10-CM Range S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesNote- 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 to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes - S80-S89
2021 ICD-10-CM Range S80-S89
Injuries to the knee and lower legType 2 Excludes- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
- frostbite (T33-T34)
- injuries of ankle and foot, except fracture of ankle and malleolus (S90-S99)
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
Injuries to the knee and lower leg - S88
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S88
Traumatic amputation of lower leg
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Applicable To- An amputation not identified as partial or complete should be coded to complete
Type 1 Excludes- traumatic amputation of ankle and foot (S98.-)
Traumatic amputation of lower leg
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To S88.121
S88.112 Complete traumatic amputation at level between knee and ankle, left lower leg
S88.119 Complete traumatic amputation at level between knee and ankle, unspecified lower leg
S88.12 Partial traumatic amputation at level between knee and ankle
S88.121
Partial traumatic amputation at level between knee and ankle, right lower leg
S88.122 Partial traumatic amputation at level between knee and ankle, left lower leg
S88.129 Partial traumatic amputation at level between knee and ankle, unspecified lower leg
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.