S48 Traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm

Category / Non-billable header 27 subcodes

Block: Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm (S40-S49)

Includes

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

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

  • traumatic amputation at elbow level (S58.0)

Subcodes

Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.

Code Description Billable
S48..0 Traumatic amputation at shoulder joint No
S48..01 Complete traumatic amputation at shoulder joint No
S48..011 Complete traumatic amputation at right shoulder joint No
S48..012 Complete traumatic amputation at left shoulder joint No
S48..019 Complete traumatic amputation at unspecified shoulder joint No
S48..02 Partial traumatic amputation at shoulder joint No
S48..021 Partial traumatic amputation at right shoulder joint No
S48..022 Partial traumatic amputation at left shoulder joint No
S48..029 Partial traumatic amputation at unspecified shoulder joint No
S48..1 Traumatic amputation at level between shoulder and elbow No
S48..11 Complete traumatic amputation at level between shoulder and elbow No
S48..111 Complete traumatic amputation at level between right shoulder and elbow No
S48..112 Complete traumatic amputation at level between left shoulder and elbow No
S48..119 Complete traumatic amputation at level between unspecified shoulder and elbow No
S48..12 Partial traumatic amputation at level between shoulder and elbow No
S48..121 Partial traumatic amputation at level between right shoulder and elbow No
S48..122 Partial traumatic amputation at level between left shoulder and elbow No
S48..129 Partial traumatic amputation at level between unspecified shoulder and elbow No
S48..9 Traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified No
S48..91 Complete traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified No
S48..911 Complete traumatic amputation of right shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified No
S48..912 Complete traumatic amputation of left shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified No
S48..919 Complete traumatic amputation of unspecified shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified No
S48..92 Partial traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified No
S48..921 Partial traumatic amputation of right shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified No
S48..922 Partial traumatic amputation of left shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified No
S48..929 Partial traumatic amputation of unspecified shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified No

Last reviewed: September 2026