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872.69 - Open Wound Of Other And Multiple Sites Of Ear, Without Mention Of Complication


The ICD 9 Code for Open wound of other and multiple sites of ear, without mention of complication is listed as 872.69.
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: 872.69
Long Description: Open wound of other and multiple sites of ear, without mention of complication
Short Description: Open wound of ear NEC
Chapter: Injury And Poisoning
Block: Open Wound Of Head, Neck, And Trunk (870-879)
Related Descriptions: Open wound of multiple sites of ear without complication
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: S09.399A - Other specified injury of unspecified middle and inner ear, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 872.69:
872.61 - Open wound of ear drum, without mention of complication
872.62 - Open wound of ossicles, without mention of complication
872.63 - Open wound of eustachian tube, without mention of complication
872.64 - Open wound of cochlea, without mention of complication