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944.52 - Deep Necrosis Of Underlying Tissues [deep Third Degree] With Loss Of A Body Part, Of Thumb (nail)


The ICD 9 Code for Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] with loss of a body part, of thumb (nail) is listed as 944.52.
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: 944.52
Long Description: Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] with loss of a body part, of thumb (nail)
Short Description: 3rd burn w loss-thumb
Chapter: Injury And Poisoning
Block: Burns (940-949)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: T23.319A - Burn of third degree of unspecified thumb (nail), initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: T23.719A - Corrosion of third degree of unspecified thumb (nail), initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 944.52:
944.50 - Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] with loss of a body part, of hand, unspecified site
944.51 - Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] with loss of a body part, of single digit [finger (nail)] other than thumb
944.53 - Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] with loss of a body part, of two or more digits of hand, not including thumb
944.54 - Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] with loss of a body part, of two or more digits of hand including thumb
944.55 - Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] with loss of a body part, of palm of hand
944.56 - Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] with loss of a body part, of back of hand
944.57 - Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] with loss of a body part, of wrist
944.58 - Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] with loss of a body part, of multiple sites of wrist(s) and hand(s)