837.1 DISLOCATION ANKLE-OPEN


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 837.1

Short Description: Dislocation ankle-open

Long Description: Open dislocation of ankle

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Dislocation (830-839)
      • 837 Dislocation of ankle
        • 837.1 Dislocation ankle-open

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 837.1 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Dislocation (articulation) (closed) (displacement) (simple) (subluxation) 839.8
    • ankle (scaphoid bone) (closed) 837.0
      • open 837.1
    • astragalus (closed) 837.0
      • open 837.1
    • fibula
      • distal end (closed) 837.0
        • open 837.1
    • navicular (bone) foot (closed) 837.0
      • open 837.1
    • scaphoid (bone)
      • ankle or foot (closed) 837.0
        • open 837.1
    • tibia
      • distal end (closed) 837.0
        • open 837.1
    • tibiofibular
      • distal (closed) 837.0
        • open 837.1

Crosswalk Information

The code 837.1 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
837.1 Right Arrow S93.06XA Dislocation of unspecified ankle joint, initial encounter
S91.009A Unspecified open wound, unspecified ankle, initial encounter
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
837.0 Closed dislocation of ankle


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