913.6 - Superficial Foreign Body (splinter) Of Elbow, Forearm, And Wrist, Without Major Open Wound And Without Mention Of Infection
The ICD 9 Code for Superficial foreign body (splinter) of elbow, forearm, and wrist, without major open wound and without mention of infection is listed as 913.6.
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: | 913.6 |
| Long Description: | Superficial foreign body (splinter) of elbow, forearm, and wrist, without major open wound and without mention of infection |
| Short Description: | Foreign body forearm |
| Chapter: | Injury And Poisoning |
| Block: | Superficial Injury (910-919) |
| Related Descriptions: |
Foreign body in forearm
Foreign body of skin of elbow Foreign body of skin of forearm Foreign body of skin of wrist Glass in elbow Glass in forearm Glass in upper limb Glass in wrist Splinter in arm Splinter of elbow, without major open wound Splinter of forearm, without major open wound Splinter of wrist, without major open wound Superficial foreign body in elbow Superficial foreign body in forearm Superficial foreign body in wrist Superficial foreign body of elbow without major open wound AND without infection Superficial foreign body of forearm without major open wound AND without infection Superficial foreign body of wrist without major open wound AND without infection Wood splinter in elbow Wood splinter in forearm Wood splinter in wrist |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | S50.359A - Superficial foreign body of unspecified elbow, initial encounter (approximate) |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | S50.859A - Superficial foreign body of unspecified forearm, initial encounter (approximate) |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | S60.859A - Superficial foreign body of unspecified wrist, initial encounter (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 913.6: | |
| 913.0 - Abrasion or friction burn of elbow, forearm, and wrist, without mention of infection | |
| 913.1 - Abrasion or friction burn of elbow, forearm, and wrist, infected | |
| 913.2 - Blister of elbow, forearm, and wrist, without mention of infection | |
| 913.3 - Blister of elbow, forearm, and wrist, infected | |
| 913.4 - Insect bite, nonvenomous of elbow, forearm, and wrist, without mention of infection | |
| 913.5 - Insect bite, nonvenomous, of elbow, forearm, and wrist, infected | |
| 913.7 - Superficial foreign body (splinter) of elbow, forearm, and wrist, without major open wound, infected | |
| 913.8 - Other and unspecified superficial injury of elbow, forearm, and wrist, without mention of infection | |
| 913.9 - Other and unspecified superficial injury of elbow, forearm, and wrist, infected | |