S48
Traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files.
Inclusion Terms
An amputation not identified as partial or complete should be coded to complete
Excludes1
traumatic amputation at elbow level ( S58.0 )
7th Character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S48
7th Character
A - initial encounter
7th Character
D - subsequent encounter
7th Character
S - sequela
More Specific Codes
3 codes under S48
Version History
How S48 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentTraumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedTraumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm
Related Codes
Codes whose official notes reference S48
Data Source
Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
- Source file
- icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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