823.10 - Open Fracture Of Upper End Of Tibia Alone
The ICD 9 Code for Open fracture of upper end of tibia alone is listed as 823.10.
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: | 823.10 |
| Long Description: | Open fracture of upper end of tibia alone |
| Short Description: | Fx upper end tibia-open |
| Chapter: | Injury And Poisoning |
| Block: | Fracture Of Lower Limb (820-829) |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | S82.109B - Unspecified fracture of upper end of unspecified tibia, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II (approximate) |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | S82.109C - Unspecified fracture of upper end of unspecified tibia, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 823.10: | |
| 823.11 - Open fracture of upper end of fibula alone | |
| 823.12 - Open fracture of upper end of fibula with tibia | |