S48.119
S48.119 — Complete traumatic amputation at level between unspecified shoulder and elbow
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMunspecified
S48.119 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for complete traumatic amputation at level between unspecified shoulder and elbow. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S48
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
S48.119 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead S48.119
3 child codes. Green means billable.
- S48.119AComplete traumatic amputation at level between unspecified shoulder and elbow, initial encounter
- S48.119DComplete traumatic amputation at level between unspecified shoulder and elbow, subsequent encounter
- S48.119SComplete traumatic amputation at level between unspecified shoulder and elbow, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S48.11. If S48.119 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S48.119
- Is S48.119 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S48.119 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S48.119 sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm (S40-S49).