873.62 - Open Wound Of Gum (alveolar Process), Without Mention Of Complication
The ICD 9 Code for Open wound of gum (alveolar process), without mention of complication is listed as 873.62.
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: | 873.62 |
| Long Description: | Open wound of gum (alveolar process), without mention of complication |
| Short Description: | Open wound of gum |
| 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 873.62: | |
| 873.60 - Open wound of mouth, unspecified site, without mention of complication | |
| 873.61 - Open wound of buccal mucosa, 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 | |