873.9 - Other And Unspecified Open Wound Of Head, Complicated
The ICD 9 Code for Other and unspecified open wound of head, complicated is listed as 873.9.
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: | 873.9 |
| Long Description: | Other and unspecified open wound of head, complicated |
| Short Description: | Open wnd head NEC-compl |
| Chapter: | Injury And Poisoning |
| Block: | Open Wound Of Head, Neck, And Trunk (870-879) |
| Related Descriptions: |
Open wound of head with complication
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| 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: | S01.92XA - Laceration with foreign body of unspecified part of head, initial encounter (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 873.9: | |
| 873.0 - Open wound of scalp, without mention of complication | |
| 873.1 - Open wound of scalp, complicated | |
| 873.8 - Other and unspecified open wound of head without mention of complication | |