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. 2017 May 12;17(5):1–142.

Table A21:

Surgical Procedure and Diagnosis Codes Used to Identify Lower Leg Amputation Cohort102

Variable Codes
Major lower leg amputation procedure 1.VC.93 (amputation of femur)
1.VG.93 (amputation, knee joint)
1.VQ.93 (amputation, tibia and fibula)
Minor lower leg amputation procedure 1.WA.93 (amputation, ankle joint)
1.WE.93 (amputation, tarsal bones and intertarsal joints)
1.WI.93 (amputation, first metatarsal bone and first metatarsophalangeal joint)
1.WJ.93 (amputation, tarsometatarsal joints, other metatarsal bones and other metatarsophalangeal joints [forefoot])
Diabetic foot ulcer diagnosis E10.* (type 1 diabetes mellitus)
E11.* (type 2 diabetes mellitus)