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870.9 OPN WND OCULAR ADNEX NOS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 870.9

Short Description: Opn wnd ocular adnex NOS

Long Description: Unspecified open wound of ocular adnexa

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Open wound of head, neck, and trunk (870-879)
      • 870 Open wound of ocular adnexa
        • 870.9 Opn wnd ocular adnex NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 870.9 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Wound, open (by cutting or piercing instrument) (by firearms) (cut) (dissection) (incised) (laceration) (penetration) (perforating) (puncture) (with initial hemorrhage, not internal) 879.8
    • ocular NEC 871.9
      • adnexa 870.9
        • specified region NEC 870.8
    • orbital region 870.9

Crosswalk Information

The code 870.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
870.9 Right Arrow S01.109A Unsp open wound of unsp eyelid and periocular area, init
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
870.0 Laceration of skin of eyelid and periocular area
870.1 Laceration of eyelid, full-thickness, not involving lacrimal passages
870.2 Laceration of eyelid involving lacrimal passages
870.3 Penetrating wound of orbit, without mention of foreign body
870.4 Penetrating wound of orbit with foreign body
870.8 Other specified open wounds of ocular adnexa

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

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