916.7 - Superficial Foreign Body (splinter) Of Hip, Thigh, Leg, And Ankle, Without Major Open Wound, Infected
The ICD 9 Code for
Superficial foreign body (splinter) of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, without major open wound, infected is listed as
916.7. 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: |
916.7 |
| Long Description: |
Superficial foreign body (splinter) of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, without major open wound, infected |
| Short Description: |
Foreign bdy hip/leg-inf |
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| Chapter: |
Injury And Poisoning |
| Block: |
Superficial Injury (910-919) |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): |
|---|
| ICD-10-CM Code: |
Combination:
S70.259A - Superficial foreign body, unspecified hip, initial encounter
OR
S70.359A - Superficial foreign body, unspecified thigh, initial encounter
OR
S80.259A - Superficial foreign body, unspecified knee, initial encounter
OR
S80.859A - Superficial foreign body, unspecified lower leg, initial encounter
OR
S90.559A - Superficial foreign body, unspecified ankle, initial encounter
with
L08.89 - Other specified local infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
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| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 916.7: |
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| 916.0 - Abrasion or friction burn of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, without mention of infection |
| 916.1 - Abrasion or friction burn of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, infected |
| 916.2 - Blister of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, without mention of infection |
| 916.3 - Blister of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, infected |
| 916.4 - Insect bite, nonvenomous, of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, without mention of infection |
| 916.5 - Insect bite, nonvenomous of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, infected |
| 916.6 - Superficial foreign body (splinter) of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, without major open wound and without mention of infection |
| 916.8 - Other and unspecified superficial injury of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, without mention of infection |
| 916.9 - Other and unspecified superficial injury of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, infected |
