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ICD-10 diagnosis code

S78.9 Traumatic amputation of hip and thigh, level unspecified

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S78.9 is the ICD-10 code for Traumatic amputation of hip and thigh, level unspecified. It is a four-character subcategory of S78 (Traumatic amputation of hip and thigh), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block S70–S79 (Injuries to the hip and thigh) 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

S78.9 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

S78.9Traumatisk amputation av höft och lår på ospecificerad nivå

NorwayICD-10-NO

S78.9Traumatisk amputasjon av uspesifisert del i hofte eller lår

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS789Traumatisk amputation i hofteregion eller på lår UNS

FinlandICD-10-FI

S78.9Tasoltaan määrittämätön lonkan tai reiden amputoituminen

GermanyICD-10-GM

S78.9Traumatische Amputation an Hüfte und Oberschenkel, Höhe nicht näher bezeichnet

FranceICD-10-FR

S78.9Amputation traumatique de la hanche et de la cuisse, niveau non précisé

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S78.9traumatische amputatie van heup en bovenbeen, niveau niet-gespecificeerd

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S78.911AComplete traumatic amputation of right hip and thigh, level unspecified, initial encounter
  • S78.911DComplete traumatic amputation of right hip and thigh, level unspecified, subsequent encounter
  • S78.911SComplete traumatic amputation of right hip and thigh, level unspecified, sequela
  • S78.912AComplete traumatic amputation of left hip and thigh, level unspecified, initial encounter
  • S78.912DComplete traumatic amputation of left hip and thigh, level unspecified, subsequent encounter
  • S78.912SComplete traumatic amputation of left hip and thigh, level unspecified, sequela
  • S78.919AComplete traumatic amputation of unspecified hip and thigh, level unspecified, initial encounter
  • S78.919DComplete traumatic amputation of unspecified hip and thigh, 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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