873.8 - Other And Unspecified Open Wound Of Head Without Mention Of Complication
The ICD 9 Code for Other and unspecified open wound of head without mention of complication is listed as 873.8.
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: | 873.8 |
| Long Description: | Other and unspecified open wound of head without mention of complication |
| Short Description: | Open wound of head NEC |
| Chapter: | Injury And Poisoning |
| Block: | Open Wound Of Head, Neck, And Trunk (870-879) |
| Related Descriptions: |
Animal bite wound of head
Animal bite wound of head and neck Cut of head Cut of head and neck Degloving injury of head Degloving injury of head and neck Dog bite of head Dog bite of head and neck Fishing hook in head Human bite of head Human bite of head and neck Laceration of head Laceration of head and neck Nail wound of head Nail wound of head and neck Needle stick injury of head Needle stick injury of head and neck Open wound of head Open wound of head AND/OR neck Open wound of head without complication Open wound of head, neck and trunk Open wounds involving head with neck Puncture wound of eye region Puncture wound of head Puncture wound of head and neck Stab wound of head Stab wound of head and neck Superficial laceration of head |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | S01.90XA - Unspecified open wound of unspecified part of head, initial encounter (approximate) |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | S09.90XA - Unspecified injury of head, initial encounter (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 873.8: | |
| 873.0 - Open wound of scalp, without mention of complication | |
| 873.1 - Open wound of scalp, complicated | |
| 873.9 - Other and unspecified open wound of head, complicated | |