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824.9 - Unspecified Fracture Of Ankle, Open


The ICD 9 Code for Unspecified fracture of ankle, open is listed as 824.9.
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: 824.9
Long Description: Unspecified fracture of ankle, open
Short Description: Fx ankle NOS-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: S82.899B - Other fracture of unspecified lower leg, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: S82.899C - Other fracture of unspecified lower leg, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 824.9:
824.0 - Fracture of medial malleolus, closed
824.1 - Fracture of medial malleolus, open
824.2 - Fracture of lateral malleolus, closed
824.3 - Fracture of lateral malleolus, open
824.4 - Bimalleolar fracture, closed
824.5 - Bimalleolar fracture, open
824.6 - Trimalleolar fracture, closed
824.7 - Trimalleolar fracture, open
824.8 - Unspecified fracture of ankle, closed