915.6 - Superficial Foreign Body (splinter) Of Finger(s), Without Major Open Wound And Without Mention Of Infection
The ICD 9 Code for
Superficial foreign body (splinter) of finger(s), without major open wound and without mention of infection is listed as
915.6. 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: |
915.6 |
| Long Description: |
Superficial foreign body (splinter) of finger(s), without major open wound and without mention of infection |
| Short Description: |
Foreign body finger |
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| Chapter: |
Injury And Poisoning |
| Block: |
Superficial Injury (910-919) |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): |
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| ICD-10-CM Code: |
S60.359A - Superficial foreign body of unspecified thumb, initial encounter (approximate) |
| ICD-10-CM Code: |
S60.459A - Superficial foreign body of unspecified finger, initial encounter (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 915.6: |
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| 915.0 - Abrasion or friction burn of finger(s), without mention of infection |
| 915.1 - Abrasion or friction burn of finger(s), infected |
| 915.2 - Blister of finger(s), without mention of infection |
| 915.3 - Blister of finger(s), infected |
| 915.4 - Insect bite, nonvenomous, of finger(s), without mention of infection |
| 915.5 - Insect bite, nonvenomous of finger(s), infected |
| 915.7 - Superficial foreign body (splinter) of finger(s), without major open wound, infected |
| 915.8 - Other and unspecified superficial injury of fingers without mention of infection |
| 915.9 - Other and unspecified superficial injury of fingers, infected |
