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T87.81

Dehiscence of amputation stump

Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 2 never code together
S00-T88chapter
Excludes2

Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.

Instructional notes 3
S00-T88chapter
Notes
  • Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
  • The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Use additional code
  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)Z18.-
Index entries leading here 2
  • Dehiscence (of)
  • Complication (s) (from) (of)
    • amputation stump (surgical) (late) NEC T87.9
Alongside this code 1 same parent — T87.8
Additional references
AHA Coding Clinic® Licence required

Official coding advice for this code. Published by the American Hospital Association. Not included in this installation.

Risk adjustment

CMS22HCC189 CMS28HCC409 ESRD21HCC189 ESRD24HCC189

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This code

Billable
yes
Code set
FY2026
Parent
T87.8
Block
T07-T88
Siblings
1

Present FY2024–FY2027.