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816.12 - Open Fracture Of Distal Phalanx Or Phalanges Of Hand


The ICD 9 Code for Open fracture of distal phalanx or phalanges of hand is listed as 816.12.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
ICD 9 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: 816.12
Long Description: Open fracture of distal phalanx or phalanges of hand
Short Description: Fx distal phal, hand-opn
Chapter: Injury And Poisoning
Block: Fracture Of Upper Limb (810-819)
Related Descriptions: Open fracture dislocation, distal interphalangeal joint
Open fracture finger distal phalanx, base
Open fracture finger distal phalanx, mallet
Open fracture finger distal phalanx, shaft
Open fracture finger distal phalanx, tuft
Open fracture of distal phalanx of finger
Open fracture subluxation, distal interphalangeal joint
Open fracture subluxation, interphalangeal joint thumb
Open fracture thumb distal phalanx
Open fracture thumb distal phalanx, base
Open fracture thumb distal phalanx, mallet
Open fracture thumb distal phalanx, shaft
Open fracture thumb distal phalanx, tuft
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: S62.523B - Displaced fracture of distal phalanx of unspecified thumb, initial encounter for open fracture (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: S62.526B - Nondisplaced fracture of distal phalanx of unspecified thumb, initial encounter for open fracture (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: S62.639B - Displaced fracture of distal phalanx of unspecified finger, initial encounter for open fracture (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: S62.669B - Nondisplaced fracture of distal phalanx of unspecified finger, initial encounter for open fracture (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 816.12:
816.10 - Open fracture of phalanx or phalanges of hand, unspecified
816.11 - Open fracture of middle or proximal phalanx or phalanges of hand
816.13 - Open fracture of multiple sites of phalanx or phalanges of hand