819.0 FX ARMS W RIB/STERNUM-CL


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 819.0

Short Description: Fx arms w rib/sternum-cl

Long Description: Multiple closed fractures involving both upper limbs, and upper limb with rib(s) and sternum

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Fracture of upper limb (810-819)
      • 819 Multiple fractures involving both upper limbs, and upper limb with rib(s) and sternum
        • 819.0 Fx arms w rib/sternum-cl

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 819.0 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Fracture (abduction) (adduction) (avulsion) (compression) (crush) (dislocation) (oblique) (separation) (closed) 829.0
    • arm (closed) 818.0
      • both (any bones) (with rib(s)) (with sternum) 819.0
        • open 819.1
    • multiple (closed) 829.0
      • arms, both or arm(s) with rib(s) or sternum (sites classifiable to 810-818 with sites classifiable to same range of categories in other limb or to 807) (closed) 819.0
        • open 819.1

Crosswalk Information

The code 819.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
819.0 Right Arrow S42.91XA Fracture of right shoulder girdle, part unsp, init
S52.91XA Unsp fracture of right forearm, init for clos fx
S52.92XA Unsp fracture of left forearm, init for clos fx
S42.92XA Fracture of left shoulder girdle, part unsp, init
S52.90XA Unsp fracture of unsp forearm, init for clos fx
S42.90XA Fracture of unsp shoulder girdle, part unsp, init
S22.20XA Unsp fracture of sternum, init encntr for closed fracture
S22.49XA Multiple fractures of ribs, unsp side, init for clos fx
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
819.1 Multiple open fractures involving both upper limbs, and upper limb with rib(s) and sternum


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014