912.6 - Superficial Foreign Body (splinter) Of Shoulder And Upper Arm, Without Major Open Wound And Without Mention Of Infection
The ICD 9 Code for Superficial foreign body (splinter) of shoulder and upper arm, without major open wound and without mention of infection is listed as 912.6.
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: | 912.6 |
| Long Description: | Superficial foreign body (splinter) of shoulder and upper arm, without major open wound and without mention of infection |
| Short Description: | Foreign body shouldr/arm |
| Chapter: | Injury And Poisoning |
| Block: | Superficial Injury (910-919) |
| Related Descriptions: |
Foreign body in arm
Foreign body of skin of axilla Foreign body of skin of shoulder Foreign body of skin of upper arm Foreign body of skin of upper limb Glass in axilla Glass in shoulder Glass in upper arm Splinter of axilla, without major open wound Splinter of scapular region, without major open wound Splinter of shoulder, without major open wound Splinter of upper arm, without major open wound Superficial foreign body in shoulder Superficial foreign body in upper arm Superficial foreign body of axilla without major open wound AND without infection Superficial foreign body of scapular region without major open wound AND without infection Superficial foreign body of shoulder without major open wound AND without infection Superficial foreign body of upper arm without major open wound AND without infection Wood splinter in axilla Wood splinter in shoulder Wood splinter in upper arm Wood splinter in upper limb |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | S40.259A - Superficial foreign body of unspecified shoulder, initial encounter (approximate) |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | S40.859A - Superficial foreign body of unspecified upper arm, initial encounter (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 912.6: | |
| 912.0 - Abrasion or friction burn of shoulder and upper arm, without mention of infection | |
| 912.1 - Abrasion or friction burn of shoulder and upper arm, infected | |
| 912.2 - Blister of shoulder and upper arm, without mention of infection | |
| 912.3 - Blister of shoulder and upper arm, infected | |
| 912.4 - Insect bite, nonvenomous of shoulder and upper arm, without mention of infection | |
| 912.5 - Insect bite, nonvenomous of shoulder and upper arm, infected | |
| 912.7 - Superficial foreign body (splinter) of shoulder and upper arm, without major open wound, infected | |
| 912.8 - Other and unspecified superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm, without mention of infection | |
| 912.9 - Other and unspecified superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm, infected | |