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ICD-10 diagnosis code

S48.1 Traumatic amputation at level between shoulder and elbow

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S48.1 is the ICD-10 code for Traumatic amputation at level between shoulder and elbow. It is a four-character subcategory of S48 (Traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block S40–S49 (Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm) 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

S48.1 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

S48.1Traumatisk amputation på nivå mellan skulderled och armbåge

NorwayICD-10-NO

S48.1Traumatisk amputasjon mellom skulder og albue

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS481Traumatisk amputation på overarm

FinlandICD-10-FI

S48.1Yläraajan amputoituminen olkanivelen ja kyynärpään väliltä

GermanyICD-10-GM

S48.1Traumatische Amputation zwischen Schulter und Ellenbogen

FranceICD-10-FR

S48.1Amputation traumatique entre l'épaule et le coude

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S48.1traumatische amputatie tussen schouder en elleboog

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S48.111AComplete traumatic amputation at level between right shoulder and elbow, initial encounter
  • S48.111DComplete traumatic amputation at level between right shoulder and elbow, subsequent encounter
  • S48.111SComplete traumatic amputation at level between right shoulder and elbow, sequela
  • S48.112AComplete traumatic amputation at level between left shoulder and elbow, initial encounter
  • S48.112DComplete traumatic amputation at level between left shoulder and elbow, subsequent encounter
  • S48.112SComplete traumatic amputation at level between left shoulder and elbow, sequela
  • S48.119AComplete traumatic amputation at level between unspecified shoulder and elbow, initial encounter
  • S48.119DComplete traumatic amputation at level between unspecified shoulder and elbow, subsequent encounter
  • and 10 more national subcodes

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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