944.17 - Erythema [first Degree] Of Wrist

The ICD 9 Code for Erythema [first degree] of wrist is listed as 944.17.
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:	944.17
Long Description:	Erythema [first degree] of wrist
Short Description:	1st deg burn wrist

Chapter:	Injury And Poisoning
Block:	Burns (940-949)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code:	T23.179A - Burn of first degree of unspecified wrist, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code:	T23.579A - Corrosion of first degree of unspecified wrist, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 944.17:
944.10 - Erythema [first degree] of hand, unspecified site
944.11 - Erythema [first degree] of single digit (finger (nail)) other than thumb
944.12 - Erythema [first degree] of thumb (nail)
944.13 - Erythema [first degree] of two or more digits of hand, not including thumb
944.14 - Erythema [first degree] of two or more digits of hand including thumb
944.15 - Erythema [first degree] of palm
944.16 - Erythema [first degree] of back of hand
944.18 - Erythema [first degree] of multiple sites of wrist(s) and hand(s)