S78 Traumatic amputation of hip and thigh

Category / Non-billable header 27 subcodes

Block: Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79)

Includes

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

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

  • traumatic amputation of knee (S88.0-)

Subcodes

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

Code Description Billable
S78..0 Traumatic amputation at hip joint No
S78..01 Complete traumatic amputation at hip joint No
S78..011 Complete traumatic amputation at right hip joint No
S78..012 Complete traumatic amputation at left hip joint No
S78..019 Complete traumatic amputation at unspecified hip joint No
S78..02 Partial traumatic amputation at hip joint No
S78..021 Partial traumatic amputation at right hip joint No
S78..022 Partial traumatic amputation at left hip joint No
S78..029 Partial traumatic amputation at unspecified hip joint No
S78..1 Traumatic amputation at level between hip and knee No
S78..11 Complete traumatic amputation at level between hip and knee No
S78..111 Complete traumatic amputation at level between right hip and knee No
S78..112 Complete traumatic amputation at level between left hip and knee No
S78..119 Complete traumatic amputation at level between unspecified hip and knee No
S78..12 Partial traumatic amputation at level between hip and knee No
S78..121 Partial traumatic amputation at level between right hip and knee No
S78..122 Partial traumatic amputation at level between left hip and knee No
S78..129 Partial traumatic amputation at level between unspecified hip and knee No
S78..9 Traumatic amputation of hip and thigh, level unspecified No
S78..91 Complete traumatic amputation of hip and thigh, level unspecified No
S78..911 Complete traumatic amputation of right hip and thigh, level unspecified No
S78..912 Complete traumatic amputation of left hip and thigh, level unspecified No
S78..919 Complete traumatic amputation of unspecified hip and thigh, level unspecified No
S78..92 Partial traumatic amputation of hip and thigh, level unspecified No
S78..921 Partial traumatic amputation of right hip and thigh, level unspecified No
S78..922 Partial traumatic amputation of left hip and thigh, level unspecified No
S78..929 Partial traumatic amputation of unspecified hip and thigh, level unspecified No

Last reviewed: September 2026