Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm (S40-S49)
S48: Traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm

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

excludes1
traumatic amputation at elbow level (S58.0)

sevenChrNote
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S48

sevenChrDef
A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela
S48.0: Traumatic amputation at shoulder joint
S48.1: Traumatic amputation at level between shoulder and elbow
S48.9: Traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm, level unspecified

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