S38.21 Traumatic amputation of female external genital organs

Non-billable header with 2 child codes.

Applicable to

• Traumatic amputation of clitoris
• Traumatic amputation of labium (majus) (minus)
• Traumatic amputation of vulva

Applies from S38 Crushing injury and traumatic amputation of abdomen, lower back, pelvis and external genitals

Applicable to

• An amputation not identified as partial or complete should be coded to complete

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S38

7th character required

• A — initial encounter
• D — subsequent encounter
• S — sequela

Codes under S38.21

• S38.211 Complete traumatic amputation of female external genital organs
• S38.212 Partial traumatic amputation of female external genital organs

Code annotations containing back-references to S38.21

Back-references to S38.21

• Type 1 Excludes: S31.5 Open wound of unspecified external genital organs ("traumatic amputation of external genital organs (S38.21, S38.22)")

Back-references to S38.2

• Type 1 Excludes: S31 Open wound of abdomen, lower back, pelvis and external genitals ("traumatic amputation of part of abdomen, lower back and pelvis (S38.2-, S38.3)")

Diagnosis Index entries for S38.21

• Amputation › traumatic (complete) (partial) › labium (majus) (minus) (complete)
• Amputation › traumatic (complete) (partial) › labium (majus) (minus) (complete) › partial

Nearby codes

• S38.1 Crushing injury of abdomen, lower back, and pelvis
• S38.1XXA Crushing injury of abdomen, lower back, and pelvis, initial encounter
• S38.1XXD Crushing injury of abdomen, lower back, and pelvis, subsequent encounter
• S38.1XXS Crushing injury of abdomen, lower back, and pelvis, sequela
• S38.2 Traumatic amputation of external genital organs
• S38.21 Traumatic amputation of female external genital organs (this code)
• S38.211 Complete traumatic amputation of female external genital organs
• S38.211A Complete traumatic amputation of female external genital organs, initial encounter
• S38.211D Complete traumatic amputation of female external genital organs, subsequent encounter
• S38.211S Complete traumatic amputation of female external genital organs, sequela
• S38.212 Partial traumatic amputation of female external genital organs