Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79)
S78: Traumatic amputation of hip and thigh

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

excludes1
traumatic amputation of knee (S88.0-)

sevenChrNote
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S78

sevenChrDef
A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela
S78.0: Traumatic amputation at hip joint
S78.1: Traumatic amputation at level between hip and knee
S78.9: Traumatic amputation of hip and thigh, level unspecified

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