S48.919
S48.919 — Complete traumatic amputation of unspecified shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMunspecified
S48.919 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for complete traumatic amputation of unspecified shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified. 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
S48.919 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 S48.919
3 child codes. Green means billable.
- S48.919AComplete traumatic amputation of unspecified shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified, initial encounter
- S48.919DComplete traumatic amputation of unspecified shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified, subsequent encounter
- S48.919SComplete traumatic amputation of unspecified shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S48.91. If S48.919 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S48.919
- Is S48.919 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S48.919 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S48.919 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).