944.56 - Deep Necrosis Of Underlying Tissues [deep Third Degree] With Loss Of A Body Part, Of Back Of Hand
The ICD 9 Code for
Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] with loss of a body part, of back of hand is listed as
944.56. 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: |
944.56 |
| Long Description: |
Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] with loss of a body part, of back of hand |
| Short Description: |
3rd brn w loss-bk of hnd |
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| Chapter: |
Injury And Poisoning |
| Block: |
Burns (940-949) |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): |
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| ICD-10-CM Code: |
T23.369A - Burn of third degree of back of unspecified hand, initial encounter (approximate) |
| ICD-10-CM Code: |
T23.769A - Corrosion of third degree back of unspecified hand, initial encounter (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 944.56: |
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| 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 |
| 944.52 - Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] with loss of a body part, of thumb (nail) |
| 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 |
| 944.57 - 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) |
