847.9 SPRAIN OF BACK NOS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 847.9

Short Description: Sprain of back NOS

Long Description: Sprain of unspecified site of back

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Sprains and strains of joints and adjacent muscles (840-848)
      • 847 Sprains and strains of other and unspecified parts of back
        • 847.9 Sprain of back NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 847.9 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Sprain, strain (joint) (ligament) (muscle) (tendon) 848.9
    • back (see also Sprain, spine) 847.9
    • spine 847.9
      • cervical 847.0
      • coccyx 847.4
      • dorsal 847.1
      • lumbar 847.2
      • lumbosacral 846.0
        • chronic or old 724.6
      • sacral 847.3
      • sacroiliac (see also Sprain, sacroiliac) 846.9
        • chronic or old 724.6
      • thoracic 847.1
    • vertebrae (see also Sprain, spine) 847.9
      • cervical, cervicodorsal, cervicothoracic 847.0

Crosswalk Information

The code 847.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
847.9 Right Arrow S23.9XXA Sprain of unspecified parts of thorax, 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
847.0 Sprain of neck
847.1 Sprain of thoracic
847.2 Sprain of lumbar
847.3 Sprain of sacrum
847.4 Sprain of coccyx


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