874.8 OPEN WOUND OF NECK NEC

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Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 874.8

Short Description: Open wound of neck NEC

Long Description: Open wound of other and unspecified parts of neck, without mention of complication

Code Classification:

Injury and poisoning (800–999)
- Open wound of head, neck, and trunk (870-879)
  - 874 Open wound of neck
    - 874.8 Open wound of neck NEC

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

Synonyms

Animal bite of throat
Animal bite wound of head and neck
Animal bite wound of neck
Avulsion of neck
Avulsion of tonsil
Complex laceration of neck
Cut of head and neck
Cut of neck
Cut of throat
Cutting own throat
Degloving injury of head and neck
Degloving injury of neck
Dog bite of head and neck
Dog bite of neck
Dog bite of throat
Fishing hook in neck
Human bite of neck
Human bite of throat
Laceration of neck
Laceration of throat
Multiple open wounds of neck
Nail wound of head and neck
Nail wound of neck
Needle stick injury of neck
Needle stick injury of throat
Open wound of head AND/OR neck
Open wound of head, neck and trunk
Open wound of nape of neck without complication
Open wound of neck
Open wound of neck nape
Open wound of neck without complication
Open wound of supraclavicular region
Open wound of supraclavicular region without complication
Open wound of throat
Open wound of throat without complication
Open wounds involving head with neck
Penetrating wound of neck
Puncture wound of head and neck
Puncture wound of neck
Puncture wound of throat
Simple laceration of neck
Simple laceration of tonsil
Stab wound of head and neck
Stab wound of neck
Stab wound of throat

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 874.8 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
- nape (neck) 874.8
  - complicated 874.9
  - specified part NEC 874.8
    - complicated 874.9
- neck 874.8
  - complicated 874.9
  - nape 874.8
    - complicated 874.9
  - specified part NEC 874.8
    - complicated 874.9
- supraclavicular region 874.8
  - complicated 874.9
- throat 874.8
  - complicated 874.9

Crosswalk Information

The code 874.8 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

ICD-9 Code		ICD-10 Code	ICD-10 Description
874.8		S11.80XA	Unspecified open wound of oth part of neck, init encntr
874.8		S11.90XA	Unsp open wound of unspecified part of neck, init encntr

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
874.00	Open wound of larynx with trachea, without mention of complication
874.01	Open wound of larynx, without mention of complication
874.02	Open wound of trachea, without mention of complication
874.10	Open wound of larynx with trachea, complicated
874.11	Open wound of larynx, complicated
874.12	Open wound of trachea, complicated
874.2	Open wound of thyroid gland, without mention of complication
874.3	Open wound of thyroid gland, complicated
874.4	Open wound of pharynx, without mention of complication
874.5	Open wound of pharynx, complicated
874.9	Open wound of other and unspecified parts of neck, complicated

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

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