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ICD-10 diagnosis code

S48.9 Traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified

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S48.9 is the ICD-10 code for Traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified. 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

S48.9 in national editions

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

SwedenICD-10-SE

S48.9Traumatisk amputation av skuldra och överarm på ospecificerad nivå

NorwayICD-10-NO

S48.9Traumatisk amputasjon av uspesifisert del av skulder eller overarm

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS489Traumatisk amputation af skulder eller overarm UNS

FinlandICD-10-FI

S48.9Tasoltaan määrittämätön hartianseudun tai olkavarren amputoituminen

GermanyICD-10-GM

S48.9Traumatische Amputation an Schulter und Oberarm, Höhe nicht näher bezeichnet

FranceICD-10-FR

S48.9Amputation traumatique de l'épaule et du bras, niveau non précisé

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S48.9traumatische amputatie van schouder en bovenarm, niveau niet-

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S48.911AComplete traumatic amputation of right shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified, initial encounter
  • S48.911DComplete traumatic amputation of right shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified, subsequent encounter
  • S48.911SComplete traumatic amputation of right shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified, sequela
  • S48.912AComplete traumatic amputation of left shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified, initial encounter
  • S48.912DComplete traumatic amputation of left shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified, subsequent encounter
  • S48.912SComplete traumatic amputation of left shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified, sequela
  • S48.919AComplete traumatic amputation of unspecified shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified, initial encounter
  • S48.919DComplete traumatic amputation of unspecified shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified, 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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