S08.9 is the ICD-10 code for Traumatic amputation of unspecified part of head. It is a four-character subcategory of S08 (Traumatic amputation of part of head), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block S00–S09 (Injuries to the head) in Chapter XIX, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- XIX · S00–T98
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What S08.9 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- decapitation S18
S08.9 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
S08.9Traumatisk amputasjon av uspesifisert del av hode
DS089Traumatisk amputation af del af hovedet UNS
S08.9Pään määrittämättömän osan irti repeäminen
S08.9Traumatische Amputation eines nicht näher bezeichneten Teiles des Kopfes
S08.9Amputation traumatique d'une partie de la tête non précisée
S08.9traumatische amputatie van niet-gespecificeerd deel van hoofd
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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