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873.43 - Open Wound Of Lip, Without Mention Of Complication


The ICD 9 Code for Open wound of lip, without mention of complication is listed as 873.43.
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: 873.43
Long Description: Open wound of lip, without mention of complication
Short Description: Open wound of lip
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: S01.501A - Unspecified open wound of lip, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 873.43:
873.40 - Open wound of face, unspecified site, without mention of complication
873.41 - Open wound of cheek, without mention of complication
873.42 - Open wound of forehead, without mention of complication
873.44 - Open wound of jaw, without mention of complication
873.49 - Open wound of other and multiple sites of face, without mention of complication