879.9 - Open Wound(s) (multiple) Of Unspecified Site(s), Complicated
The ICD 9 Code for
Open wound(s) (multiple) of unspecified site(s), complicated is listed as
879.9. 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: |
879.9 |
| Long Description: |
Open wound(s) (multiple) of unspecified site(s), complicated |
| Short Description: |
Opn wound site NOS-compl |
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| Chapter: |
Injury And Poisoning |
| Block: |
Open Wound Of Head, Neck, And Trunk (870-879) |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): |
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| ICD-10-CM Code: |
S31.020A - Laceration with foreign body of lower back and pelvis without penetration into retroperitoneum, initial encounter (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 879.9: |
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| 879.0 - Open wound of breast, without mention of complication |
| 879.1 - Open wound of breast, complicated |
| 879.2 - Open wound of abdominal wall, anterior, without mention of complication |
| 879.3 - Open wound of abdominal wall, anterior, complicated |
| 879.4 - Open wound of abdominal wall, lateral, without mention of complication |
| 879.5 - Open wound of abdominal wall, lateral, complicated |
| 879.6 - Open wound of other and unspecified parts of trunk, without mention of complication |
| 879.7 - Open wound of other and unspecified parts of trunk, complicated |
| 879.8 - Open wound(s) (multiple) of unspecified site(s), without mention of complication |
