S98.9Traumatic amputation of foot, level unspecified

S98.9 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for traumatic amputation of foot, level unspecified. It belongs to category S98 (traumatic amputation of ankle and foot), block S90-S99 (injuries to the ankle and foot) 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 2 subcodes must be used instead.

Within S98, choose S98.9 (foot, level unspecified) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: foot at ankle level (S98.0), one toe (S98.1), two or more lesser toes (S98.2) and midfoot (S98.3).

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.