S48 Traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm
ICD-10-CM category S48 sits in Chapter 20 (External causes of morbidity, V00-Y99). It contains 54 billable codes for FY2027, effective October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027. Always code to the most specific code available: a code with more characters that describes the diagnosis more precisely takes priority over a shorter one.
Subcategories
S48.0 Traumatic amputation at shoulder jointS48.01 Complete traumatic amputation at shoulder jointS48.011 Complete traumatic amputation at right shoulder jointS48.012 Complete traumatic amputation at left shoulder jointS48.019 Complete traumatic amputation at unspecified shoulder jointS48.02 Partial traumatic amputation at shoulder jointS48.021 Partial traumatic amputation at right shoulder jointS48.022 Partial traumatic amputation at left shoulder jointS48.029 Partial traumatic amputation at unspecified shoulder jointS48.1 Traumatic amputation at level between shoulder and elbowS48.11 Complete traumatic amp at level betw shoulder and elbowS48.111 Complete traumatic amp at level betw r shoulder and elbowS48.112 Complete traumatic amp at level betw l shoulder and elbowS48.119 Complete traumatic amp at level betw unsp shoulder and elbowS48.12 Partial traumatic amp at level betw shoulder and elbowS48.121 Partial traumatic amp at level betw r shoulder and elbowS48.122 Partial traumatic amp at level betw l shoulder and elbowS48.129 Partial traumatic amp at level betw unsp shoulder and elbowS48.9 Traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm, level unspS48.91 Complete traumatic amputation of shldr/up arm, level unspS48.911 Complete traumatic amp of right shldr/up arm, level unspS48.912 Complete traumatic amp of left shldr/up arm, level unspS48.919 Complete traumatic amp of unsp shldr/up arm, level unspS48.92 Partial traumatic amputation of shldr/up arm, level unspS48.921 Partial traumatic amp of right shldr/up arm, level unspS48.922 Partial traumatic amp of left shldr/up arm, level unspS48.929 Partial traumatic amp of unsp shldr/up arm, level unsp
Billable codes in S48
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
S48.011A | Complete traumatic amputation at right shoulder joint, initial encounter |
S48.011D | Complete traumatic amputation at right shoulder joint, subsequent encounter |
S48.011S | Complete traumatic amputation at right shoulder joint, sequela |
S48.012A | Complete traumatic amputation at left shoulder joint, initial encounter |
S48.012D | Complete traumatic amputation at left shoulder joint, subsequent encounter |
S48.012S | Complete traumatic amputation at left shoulder joint, sequela |
S48.019A | Complete traumatic amputation at unspecified shoulder joint, initial encounter |
S48.019D | Complete traumatic amputation at unspecified shoulder joint, subsequent encounter |
S48.019S | Complete traumatic amputation at unspecified shoulder joint, sequela |
S48.021A | Partial traumatic amputation at right shoulder joint, initial encounter |
S48.021D | Partial traumatic amputation at right shoulder joint, subsequent encounter |
S48.021S | Partial traumatic amputation at right shoulder joint, sequela |
S48.022A | Partial traumatic amputation at left shoulder joint, initial encounter |
S48.022D | Partial traumatic amputation at left shoulder joint, subsequent encounter |
S48.022S | Partial traumatic amputation at left shoulder joint, sequela |
S48.029A | Partial traumatic amputation at unspecified shoulder joint, initial encounter |
S48.029D | Partial traumatic amputation at unspecified shoulder joint, subsequent encounter |
S48.029S | Partial traumatic amputation at unspecified shoulder joint, sequela |
S48.111A | Complete traumatic amputation at level between right shoulder and elbow, initial encounter |
S48.111D | Complete traumatic amputation at level between right shoulder and elbow, subsequent encounter |
S48.111S | Complete traumatic amputation at level between right shoulder and elbow, sequela |
S48.112A | Complete traumatic amputation at level between left shoulder and elbow, initial encounter |
S48.112D | Complete traumatic amputation at level between left shoulder and elbow, subsequent encounter |
S48.112S | Complete traumatic amputation at level between left shoulder and elbow, sequela |
S48.119A | Complete traumatic amputation at level between unspecified shoulder and elbow, initial encounter |
S48.119D | Complete traumatic amputation at level between unspecified shoulder and elbow, subsequent encounter |
S48.119S | Complete traumatic amputation at level between unspecified shoulder and elbow, sequela |
S48.121A | Partial traumatic amputation at level between right shoulder and elbow, initial encounter |
S48.121D | Partial traumatic amputation at level between right shoulder and elbow, subsequent encounter |
S48.121S | Partial traumatic amputation at level between right shoulder and elbow, sequela |
S48.122A | Partial traumatic amputation at level between left shoulder and elbow, initial encounter |
S48.122D | Partial traumatic amputation at level between left shoulder and elbow, subsequent encounter |
S48.122S | Partial traumatic amputation at level between left shoulder and elbow, sequela |
S48.129A | Partial traumatic amputation at level between unspecified shoulder and elbow, initial encounter |
S48.129D | Partial traumatic amputation at level between unspecified shoulder and elbow, subsequent encounter |
S48.129S | Partial traumatic amputation at level between unspecified shoulder and elbow, sequela |
S48.911A | Complete traumatic amputation of right shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified, initial encounter |
S48.911D | Complete traumatic amputation of right shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified, subsequent encounter |
S48.911S | Complete traumatic amputation of right shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified, sequela |
S48.912A | Complete traumatic amputation of left shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified, initial encounter |
S48.912D | Complete traumatic amputation of left shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified, subsequent encounter |
S48.912S | Complete traumatic amputation of left shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified, sequela |
S48.919A | Complete traumatic amputation of unspecified shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified, initial encounter |
S48.919D | Complete traumatic amputation of unspecified shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified, subsequent encounter |
S48.919S | Complete traumatic amputation of unspecified shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified, sequela |
S48.921A | Partial traumatic amputation of right shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified, initial encounter |
S48.921D | Partial traumatic amputation of right shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified, subsequent encounter |
S48.921S | Partial traumatic amputation of right shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified, sequela |
S48.922A | Partial traumatic amputation of left shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified, initial encounter |
S48.922D | Partial traumatic amputation of left shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified, subsequent encounter |
S48.922S | Partial traumatic amputation of left shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified, sequela |
S48.929A | Partial traumatic amputation of unspecified shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified, initial encounter |
S48.929D | Partial traumatic amputation of unspecified shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified, subsequent encounter |
S48.929S | Partial traumatic amputation of unspecified shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified, sequela |
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