S78.129A
S78.129A: Partial traumatic amputation at level between unspecified hip and knee, initial encounter
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMunspecified
S78.129A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for partial traumatic amputation at level between unspecified hip and knee, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S78.129A with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "A": initial encounter
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S78
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Other codes that can never be billed with S78.129A
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
S78.129A risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 405 Traumatic Amputations and Complications0.598 RAF
Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score. Look up the whole chart to see which of its HCCs the hierarchy would zero.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.