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910.9 - Other And Unspecified Superficial Injury Of Face, Neck, And Scalp, Infected


The ICD 9 Code for Other and unspecified superficial injury of face, neck, and scalp, infected is listed as 910.9.
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: 910.9
Long Description: Other and unspecified superficial injury of face, neck, and scalp, infected
Short Description: Superf inj head NEC-inf
Chapter: Injury And Poisoning
Block: Superficial Injury (910-919)
Related Descriptions: Scratch of mouth
Superficial injury of cheek with infection
Superficial injury of ear with infection
Superficial injury of face with infection
Superficial injury of gum with infection
Superficial injury of lip with infection
Superficial injury of neck with infection
Superficial injury of nose with infection
Superficial injury of scalp with infection
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: Combination:
S00.90XA - Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified part of head, initial encounter
OR
S10.90XA - Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified part of neck, initial encounter
with
L08.89 - Other specified local infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 910.9:
910.0 - Abrasion or friction burn of face, neck, and scalp except eye, without mention of infection
910.1 - Abrasion or friction burn of face, neck, and scalp except eye, infected
910.2 - Blister of face, neck, and scalp except eye, without mention of infection
910.3 - Blister of face, neck, and scalp except eye, infected
910.4 - Insect bite, nonvenomous of face, neck, and scalp except eye, without mention of infection
910.5 - Insect bite, nonvenomous of face, neck, and scalp except eye, infected
910.6 - Superficial foreign body (splinter) of face, neck, and scalp except eye, without major open wound and without mention of infection
910.7 - Superficial foreign body (splinter) of face, neck, and scalp except eye, without major open wound, infected
910.8 - Other and unspecified superficial injury of face, neck, and scalp, without mention of infection