ICD-10-CM Code S88.919S
Complete traumatic amputation of unspecified lower leg, level unspecified, sequela
BILLABLE
POA Exempt
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.POA Exempt Code
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requires medical coders to indicate whether or not a condition was present at the time of admission, in order to properly assign MS-DRG codes. This "Present On Admission" (POA) indicator is recorded on CMS form 4010A.S88.919S is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of complete traumatic amputation of unspecified lower leg, level unspecified, sequela. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
POA Indicators on CMS form 4010A are as follows:
Indicator | Meaning | CMS Will Pay CC/MCC DRG Costs |
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Y | Diagnosis was present at time of inpatient admission | Yes |
N | Diagnosis was not present at time of inpatient admission | No |
U | Documentation insufficient to determine if the condition was present at the time of inpatient admission. | No |
W | Clinically undetermined. Provider unable to clinically determine whether the condition was present at the time of inpatient admission. | Yes |
1 | Exempt from POA reporting | No |
MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #559-561 - Aftercare, musculoskeletal system and connective tissue with MCC.
- DRG Group #559-561 - Aftercare, musculoskeletal system and connective tissue with CC.
- DRG Group #559-561 - Aftercare, musculoskeletal system and connective tissue without CC or MCC.
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Possible requirement for an external cause code
- Consider laterality specification
Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
Late effect of traumatic amputation
(approximate match)
This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code S88.919S and a single ICD9 code, 905.9 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.
Parent Code: S88.919 - Complete traumatic amputation of unspecified lower leg, level unspecified