DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Category · FY2027

S08 Avulsion and traumatic amputation of part of head

  • Header · not billable
  • Codes take a 7th character

S08 is not billable. The category heads 30 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 3 subdivisions. Its codes take a 7th character, so none is complete with fewer than 7 characters.

Index → code

  • Avulsion (traumatic)scalp → S08.0
  • Avulsion (traumatic)head (intracranial)scalp → S08.0
  • Amputationtraumatic (complete) (partial)ear (complete) → S08.11-

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 19 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  2. S00-S09 Injuries to the head (S00-S09)
  3. S08 Avulsion and traumatic amputation of part of head
Billable codes
30
Subdivisions
3
CC / MCC codes
0 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
11

Codes in S08

  1. S08.0
    Avulsion of scalp +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  2. S08.1
    Traumatic amputation of ear
    Header
  3. S08.11
    Complete traumatic amputation of ear
    Header
  4. S08.111
    Complete traumatic amputation of right ear +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  5. S08.112
    Complete traumatic amputation of left ear +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  6. S08.119
    Complete traumatic amputation of unspecified ear +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  7. S08.12
    Partial traumatic amputation of ear
    Header
  8. S08.121
    Partial traumatic amputation of right ear +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  9. S08.122
    Partial traumatic amputation of left ear +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  10. S08.129
    Partial traumatic amputation of unspecified ear +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  11. S08.8
    Traumatic amputation of other parts of head
    Header
  12. S08.81
    Traumatic amputation of nose
    Header
  13. S08.811
    Complete traumatic amputation of nose +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  14. S08.812
    Partial traumatic amputation of nose +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  15. S08.89
    Traumatic amputation of other parts of head +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters

Sources of each column. Rows marked +7th need a 7th character: pick one to build the full code; its code card has its own flags.

Instructions

At S08

Inclusion terms

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

Notes that also apply

Block S00-S09 instructions (Includes 12, Excludes2 9, Code also 1): printed on the block page.

Chapter 19 instructions (Notes 2, Excludes2 2, Use additional code 1): printed on the chapter 19 page.

7th characters

7th characters for S08 defined here

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S08

7th characters for S08
7thMeaning (NCHS)
Ainitial encounter
Dsubsequent encounter
Ssequela

A code that takes a 7th character is invalid without it; the placeholder X fills a code shorter than 6 characters (Official Guidelines I.A.5). How 7th characters work.

Index entries

  • Avulsion (traumatic)scalp → S08.0
  • Avulsion (traumatic)head (intracranial)scalp → S08.0
  • Amputationtraumatic (complete) (partial)ear (complete) → S08.11-
  • Amputationtraumatic (complete) (partial)nose (partial) → S08.812
  • Avulsion (traumatic)head (intracranial)external site NEC → S08.89
  • Amputationtraumatic (complete) (partial)ear (complete)partial → S08.12-
  • Amputationtraumatic (complete) (partial)nose (partial)complete → S08.811
  • Amputationtraumatic (complete) (partial)headnose (partial) → S08.812
  • Amputationtraumatic (complete) (partial)headpart → S08.89
  • Amputationtraumatic (complete) (partial)headpartscalp → S08.0
  • Amputationtraumatic (complete) (partial)headnose (partial)complete → S08.811

NCHS Alphabetic Index. Index first, then the Tabular List.

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