Kodex

Section

S58.91

Complete traumatic amputation of forearm, level unspecified

Hierarchy

S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- S50-S59 Injuries to the elbow and forearm (S50-S59)
  - S58 Traumatic amputation of elbow and forearm
    - S58.9 Traumatic amputation of forearm, level unspecified
      - S58.91 Complete traumatic amputation of forearm, level unspecified
        
        S58.911 Complete traumatic amputation of right forearm, level unspecified
        
        S58.912 Complete traumatic amputation of left forearm, level unspecified
        
        S58.919 Complete traumatic amputation of unspecified forearm, level unspecified

Notes

Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Inclusion Terms

An amputation not identified as partial or complete should be coded to complete

Use Additional

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
- Z18 Retained foreign body fragments

Excludes 1

traumatic amputation of wrist (S68.-)
- S68 Traumatic amputation of wrist, hand and fingers

traumatic amputation of wrist and hand (S68.-)
- S68 Traumatic amputation of wrist, hand and fingers

P10-P15 Birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Excludes 2

T20-T32 Burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
T33-T34 Frostbite (T33-T34)
injuries of wrist and hand (S60-S69)
- S60-S69 Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers (S60-S69)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
- T63.4 Toxic effect of venom of other arthropods