872.9 - Open Wound Of Ear, Part Unspecified, Complicated
The ICD 9 Code for Open wound of ear, part unspecified, complicated is listed as 872.9.
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: | 872.9 |
| Long Description: | Open wound of ear, part unspecified, complicated |
| Short Description: | Open wound ear NOS-compl |
| Chapter: | Injury And Poisoning |
| Block: | Open Wound Of Head, Neck, And Trunk (870-879) |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | S09.91XA - Unspecified injury of ear, initial encounter (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 872.9: | |
| 872.8 - Open wound of ear, part unspecified, without mention of complication | |