T87.89 — Other complications of amputation stump
T87.89 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other complications of amputation stump. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Excludes2 — not included here, but may coexist
The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Amputation stump contracture
- Amputation stump contracture of next proximal joint
- Amputation stump flexion
- Amputation stump edema
- Amputation stump hematoma
Risk adjustment
T87.89 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 409 Amputation Status, Lower Limb/Amputation 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.
Medicare coverage
T87.89 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies — 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A53057Billing and Coding: Home Health Occupational Therapy
- A53064Billing and Coding: Outpatient Occupational Therapy
- A55909Billing and Coding: Wound Care
How T87.89 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to T87.89.
- Contraction, contracture, contracted›amputation stump(surgical) (flexion) (late) (next proximal joint)
- Edema, edematous›amputation stump(surgical) (sequelae (late effect))
- Flexion›amputation stump(surgical)
- Hematoma›amputation stump(surgical) (late)
- Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic›amputation stump(surgical)
- Complication›amputation stump NEC›specified type NEC
Related codes at this level
Codes that share T87.8. If T87.89 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about T87.89
- Is T87.89 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. T87.89 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does T87.89 sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified (T80-T88).