Diagnosis Code: 862.8

Short Description: Intrathoracic inj NOS-cl

Long Description: Injury to multiple and unspecified intrathoracic organs, without mention of open wound into cavity

Code Classification:

• Injury and poisoning (800–999)
  • Internal injury of chest, abdomen, and pelvis (860-869)
    • 862 Injury to other and unspecified intrathoracic organs
      • 862.8 Intrathoracic inj NOS-cl

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 862.8 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Injury 959.9
  • internal 869.0
    • chest (see also Injury, internal, intrathoracic organs) 862.8
      • with open wound into cavity 862.9
    • intrathoracic organs (multiple) 862.8
      • with open wound into cavity 862.9
      • diaphragm (only) - see Injury, internal, diaphragm
      • heart (only) - see Injury, internal, heart
      • lung (only) - see Injury, internal, lung
      • specified site NEC 862.29
        • with open wound into cavity 862.39
    • multiple 869.0
      • intrathoracic organ (sites classifiable to 861-862)
        • other intrathoracic organs(s) (sites classifiable to 861-862, except where classifiable to the same three-digit category) 862.8
    • thorax, thoracic (cavity) (organs) (multiple) (see also Injury, internal, intrathoracic organs) 862.8
      • with open wound into cavity 862.9
    • viscera (abdominal) (see also Injury, internal, multiple) 868.00
      • thoracic NEC (see also Injury, internal, intrathoracic organs) 862.8
        • with open wound into cavity 862.9

Crosswalk Information

The code 862.8 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

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