S78.02 Partial traumatic amputation at hip joint

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Applies from S78 Traumatic amputation of hip and thigh

Applicable to

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

Excludes1 (never code together)

• traumatic amputation of knee (S88.0-)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S78

7th character required

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

Codes under S78.02

• S78.021 Partial traumatic amputation at right hip joint
• S78.022 Partial traumatic amputation at left hip joint
• S78.029 Partial traumatic amputation at unspecified hip joint

Code annotations containing back-references to S78.02

Back-references to S78

• Type 1 Excludes: S71 Open wound of hip and thigh ("traumatic amputation of hip and thigh (S78.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: S72 Fracture of femur ("traumatic amputation of hip and thigh (S78.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for S78.02

• Amputation › traumatic (complete) (partial) › hip (and thigh) (complete) › at hip joint (complete) › partial

Nearby codes

• S78.012S Complete traumatic amputation at left hip joint, sequela
• S78.019 Complete traumatic amputation at unspecified hip joint
• S78.019A Complete traumatic amputation at unspecified hip joint, initial encounter
• S78.019D Complete traumatic amputation at unspecified hip joint, subsequent encounter
• S78.019S Complete traumatic amputation at unspecified hip joint, sequela
• S78.02 Partial traumatic amputation at hip joint (this code)
• S78.021 Partial traumatic amputation at right hip joint
• S78.021A Partial traumatic amputation at right hip joint, initial encounter
• S78.021D Partial traumatic amputation at right hip joint, subsequent encounter
• S78.021S Partial traumatic amputation at right hip joint, sequela
• S78.022 Partial traumatic amputation at left hip joint