Avulsion and traumatic amputation of part of head (S08)
Clinical Information
Decapitation - Traumatic or experimentally induced separation of the head from the body in an animal or human.
Instructional Notations
Inclusion Terms
These terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
- An amputation not identified as partial or complete should be coded to complete
7th Character Note
Certain ICD-10-CM categories have applicable 7th characters. The applicable 7th character is required for all codes within the category, or as the notes in the Tabular List instruct. The 7th character must always be the 7th character in the data field. If a code that requires a 7th character is not 6 characters, a placeholder X must be used to fill in the empty characters.
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S08
7th Character
Indicates that a seventh character is to be assigned to codes in a subcategory.
- A - initial encounter
- D - subsequent encounter
- S - sequela
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00–T88)
Injuries to the head (S00-S09)
S08 Avulsion and traumatic amputation of part of head
S08.0 Avulsion of scalp
- S08.0XXA Avulsion of scalp, initial encounter
- S08.0XXD Avulsion of scalp, subsequent encounter
- S08.0XXS Avulsion of scalp, sequela
S08.1 Traumatic amputation of ear
S08.11 Complete traumatic amputation of ear
S08.111 Complete traumatic amputation of right ear
- S08.111A Complete traumatic amputation of right ear, initial encounter
- S08.111D Complete traumatic amputation of right ear, subsequent encounter
- S08.111S Complete traumatic amputation of right ear, sequela
S08.112 Complete traumatic amputation of left ear
- S08.112A Complete traumatic amputation of left ear, initial encounter
- S08.112D Complete traumatic amputation of left ear, subsequent encounter
- S08.112S Complete traumatic amputation of left ear, sequela
S08.119 Complete traumatic amputation of unspecified ear
- S08.119A Complete traumatic amputation of unspecified ear, initial encounter
- S08.119D Complete traumatic amputation of unspecified ear, subsequent encounter
- S08.119S Complete traumatic amputation of unspecified ear, sequela
S08.12 Partial traumatic amputation of ear
S08.121 Partial traumatic amputation of right ear
- S08.121A Partial traumatic amputation of right ear, initial encounter
- S08.121D Partial traumatic amputation of right ear, subsequent encounter
- S08.121S Partial traumatic amputation of right ear, sequela
S08.122 Partial traumatic amputation of left ear
- S08.122A Partial traumatic amputation of left ear, initial encounter
- S08.122D Partial traumatic amputation of left ear, subsequent encounter
- S08.122S Partial traumatic amputation of left ear, sequela
S08.129 Partial traumatic amputation of unspecified ear
- S08.129A Partial traumatic amputation of unspecified ear, initial encounter
- S08.129D Partial traumatic amputation of unspecified ear, subsequent encounter
- S08.129S Partial traumatic amputation of unspecified ear, sequela
S08.8 Traumatic amputation of other parts of head
S08.81 Traumatic amputation of nose
S08.811 Complete traumatic amputation of nose
- S08.811A Complete traumatic amputation of nose, initial encounter
- S08.811D Complete traumatic amputation of nose, subsequent encounter
- S08.811S Complete traumatic amputation of nose, sequela
S08.812 Partial traumatic amputation of nose
- S08.812A Partial traumatic amputation of nose, initial encounter
- S08.812D Partial traumatic amputation of nose, subsequent encounter
- S08.812S Partial traumatic amputation of nose, sequela
S08.89 Traumatic amputation of other parts of head
- S08.89XA Traumatic amputation of other parts of head, initial encounter
- S08.89XD Traumatic amputation of other parts of head, subsequent encounter
- S08.89XS Traumatic amputation of other parts of head, sequela
Avulsion and traumatic amputation of part of head (S08)