881.21 - Open Wound Of Elbow, With Tendon Involvement
The ICD 9 Code for Open wound of elbow, with tendon involvement is listed as 881.21.
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: | 881.21 |
| Long Description: | Open wound of elbow, with tendon involvement |
| Short Description: | Opn wound elbow w tendon |
| Chapter: | Injury And Poisoning |
| Block: | Open Wound Of Upper Limb (880-887) |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: |
Combination: S56.929A - Laceration of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter with S51.009A - Unspecified open wound of unspecified elbow, initial encounter |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 881.21: | |
| 881.20 - Open wound of forearm, with tendon involvement | |
| 881.22 - Open wound of wrist, with tendon involvement | |