873.49 - Open Wound Of Other And Multiple Sites Of Face, Without Mention Of Complication
The ICD 9 Code for Open wound of other and multiple sites of face, without mention of complication is listed as 873.49.
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: | 873.49 |
| Long Description: | Open wound of other and multiple sites of face, without mention of complication |
| Short Description: | Open wound of face NEC |
| Chapter: | Injury And Poisoning |
| Block: | Open Wound Of Head, Neck, And Trunk (870-879) |
| Related Descriptions: |
Animal bite of eye region
Avulsion of circumoral region of face Avulsion of preauricular region of face Complex laceration of circumoral region of face Complex laceration of preauricular region of face Human bite of eye region Multiple open wounds of face Open wound of multiple sites of face without complication Simple laceration of circumoral region of face Simple laceration of preauricular region of face |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | S01.80XA - Unspecified open wound of other part of head, initial encounter (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 873.49: | |
| 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 | |
| 873.43 - Open wound of lip, without mention of complication | |
| 873.44 - Open wound of jaw, without mention of complication | |