ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
S78.92Partial traumatic amputation of hip and thigh, level unspecified
S78.92 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 3 more specific codes beneath it and add the required 7th character.Short description: Partial traumatic amputation of hip and thigh, level unsp
Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data
About S78.92
S78.92 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for partial traumatic amputation of hip and thigh, level unspecified. It belongs to category S78 (traumatic amputation of hip and thigh), block S70-S79 (injuries to the hip and thigh) and chapter 19 (injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 3 subcodes must be used instead.
Within S78.9, choose S78.92 (Partial traumatic amputation of hip and thigh, level unspecified) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: complete traumatic amputation of hip and thigh, level unspecified (S78.91).
Codes in this range require a 7th character: A for initial encounter, D for subsequent encounter and S for sequela. Use placeholder "X" characters to fill any empty positions before the 7th character.
It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.
7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S78
- S78.921Partial traumatic amputation of right hip and thigh, level unspecified
- S78.922Partial traumatic amputation of left hip and thigh, level unspecified
- S78.929Partial traumatic amputation of unspecified hip and thigh, level unspecified
- Ainitial encounter
- Dsubsequent encounter
- Ssequela
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to S78.92.
› From S78 Traumatic amputation of hip and thigh
- traumatic amputation of knee (S88.0-)
Broader instructions also apply from S70-S79 Injuries to the hip and thigh and Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Alphabetic index entries
1 entriesTerms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to S78.92.
Code history
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- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about S78.92
Is S78.92 billable?
- No. S78.92 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.