T87.9
Unspecified complications of amputation stump
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
This is the unspecified option. 7 more
specific codes sit alongside it. Worth
checking whether the documentation supports one of them.
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.-
Index entries leading here 1
- Complication (s) (from) (of)
- amputation stump (surgical) (late) NEC T87.9
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 T87.8 Other complications of amputation stump category
Additional references
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