S88.119
S88.119 — Complete traumatic amputation at level between knee and ankle, unspecified lower leg
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMunspecified
S88.119 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for complete traumatic amputation at level between knee and ankle, unspecified lower leg. 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 S88
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
S88.119 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 S88.119
3 child codes. Green means billable.
- S88.119AComplete traumatic amputation at level between knee and ankle, unspecified lower leg, initial encounter
- S88.119DComplete traumatic amputation at level between knee and ankle, unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter
- S88.119SComplete traumatic amputation at level between knee and ankle, unspecified lower leg, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S88.11. If S88.119 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S88.119
- Is S88.119 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S88.119 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S88.119 sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the knee and lower leg (S80-S89).