878.8 - Open Wound Of Other And Unspecified Parts Of Genital Organs (external), Without Mention Of Complication
The ICD 9 Code for Open wound of other and unspecified parts of genital organs (external), without mention of complication is listed as 878.8.
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: | 878.8 |
| Long Description: | Open wound of other and unspecified parts of genital organs (external), without mention of complication |
| Short Description: | Open wound genital NEC |
| Chapter: | Injury And Poisoning |
| Block: | Open Wound Of Head, Neck, And Trunk (870-879) |
| Related Descriptions: |
Animal bite of genitalia
Cut of genitalia Degloving injury of genitalia Dog bite of genitalia Female genital cutting Fishing hook in genitalia Fishing hook in groin Human bite of genitalia Needle stick injury of genitalia Open wound of external genital organs Open wound of external genital organs without complication Stab wound of genitalia Traumatic amputation of external genital organs Traumatic amputation of testis |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | S31.501A - Unspecified open wound of unspecified external genital organs, male, initial encounter (approximate) |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | S31.502A - Unspecified open wound of unspecified external genital organs, female, initial encounter (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 878.8: | |
| 878.0 - Open wound of penis, without mention of complication | |
| 878.1 - Open wound of penis, complicated | |
| 878.2 - Open wound of scrotum and testes, without mention of complication | |
| 878.3 - Open wound of scrotum and testes, complicated | |
| 878.4 - Open wound of vulva, without mention of complication | |
| 878.5 - Open wound of vulva, complicated | |
| 878.6 - Open wound of vagina, without mention of complication | |
| 878.7 - Open wound of vagina, complicated | |
| 878.9 - Open wound of other and unspecified parts of genital organs (external), complicated | |