T87.8
Other complications of amputation stump
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 2 never code together
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.-
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Alongside this code 7 same parent — T87
T87.0 Complications of reattached (part of) upper extremity category T87.1 Complications of reattached (part of) lower extremity category T87.2 Complications of other reattached body part T87.3 Neuroma of amputation stump category T87.4 Infection of amputation stump category T87.5 Necrosis of amputation stump category T87.9 Unspecified complications of amputation stump
Subordinate codes 2
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