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873.61 - Open Wound Of Buccal Mucosa, Without Mention Of Complication


The ICD 9 Code for Open wound of buccal mucosa, without mention of complication is listed as 873.61.
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: 873.61
Long Description: Open wound of buccal mucosa, without mention of complication
Short Description: Open wound buccal mucosa
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: S01.512A - Laceration without foreign body of oral cavity, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 873.61:
873.60 - Open wound of mouth, unspecified site, without mention of complication
873.62 - Open wound of gum (alveolar process), without mention of complication
873.63 - Open wound of tooth (broken) (fractured) (due to trauma), without mention of complication
873.64 - Open wound of tongue and floor of mouth, without mention of complication
873.65 - Open wound of palate, without mention of complication
873.69 - Open wound of other and multiple sites of mouth, without mention of complication