872.79 - Open Wound Of Other And Multiple Sites Of Ear, Complicated
The ICD 9 Code for Open wound of other and multiple sites of ear, complicated is listed as 872.79.
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: | 872.79 |
| Long Description: | Open wound of other and multiple sites of ear, complicated |
| Short Description: | Open wound ear NEC-compl |
| Chapter: | Injury And Poisoning |
| Block: | Open Wound Of Head, Neck, And Trunk (870-879) |
| Related Descriptions: |
Open wound of multiple sites of ear with complication
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| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | S09.8XXA - Other specified injuries of head, initial encounter (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 872.79: | |
| 872.71 - Open wound of ear drum, complicated | |
| 872.72 - Open wound of ossicles, complicated | |
| 872.73 - Open wound of eustachian tube, complicated | |
| 872.74 - Open wound of cochlea, complicated | |