945.40 - Deep Necrosis Of Underlying Tissues [deep Third Degree] Without Mention Of Loss Of A Body Part, Lower Limb [leg], Unspecified Site
The ICD 9 Code for
Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] without mention of loss of a body part, lower limb [leg], unspecified site is listed as
945.40. 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: |
945.40 |
| Long Description: |
Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] without mention of loss of a body part, lower limb [leg], unspecified site |
| Short Description: |
Deep 3rd deg brn leg NOS |
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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: |
T24.309A - Burn of third degree of unspecified site of unspecified lower limb, except ankle and foot, initial encounter (approximate) |
| ICD-10-CM Code: |
T24.709A - Corrosion of third degree of unspecified site of unspecified lower limb, except ankle and foot, initial encounter (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 945.40: |
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| 945.41 - Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] without mention of loss of a body part, of toe(s)(nail) |
| 945.42 - Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] without mention of loss of a body part, of foot |
| 945.43 - Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] without mention of loss of a body part, of ankle |
| 945.44 - Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] without mention of loss of a body part, of lower leg |
| 945.45 - Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] without mention of loss of a body part, of knee |
| 945.46 - Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] without mention of loss of a body part, of thigh [any part] |
| 945.49 - Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] without mention of loss of a body part, of multiple sites of lower limb(s) |
