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878.0 OPEN WOUND OF PENIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 878.0

Short Description: Open wound of penis

Long Description: Open wound of penis, without mention of complication

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Open wound of head, neck, and trunk (870-879)
      • 878 Open wound of genital organs (external), including traumatic amputation
        • 878.0 Open wound of penis

This code is valid for diagnoses for males only

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 878.0 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Amputation
    • penis 878.0
      • complicated 878.1
  • Wound, open (by cutting or piercing instrument) (by firearms) (cut) (dissection) (incised) (laceration) (penetration) (perforating) (puncture) (with initial hemorrhage, not internal) 879.8
    • penis 878.0
      • complicated 878.1
    • prepuce 878.0
      • complicated 878.1

Crosswalk Information

The code 878.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
878.0 Right Arrow S31.20XA Unspecified open wound of penis, initial encounter
S38.221A Complete traumatic amputation of penis, initial encounter
S38.222A Partial traumatic amputation of penis, 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
878.1 Open wound of penis, complicated
878.2 Open wound of scrotum and testes, without mention of complication
878.3 Open wound of scrotum and testes, complicated
878.4 Open wound of vulva, without mention of complication
878.5 Open wound of vulva, complicated
878.6 Open wound of vagina, without mention of complication
878.7 Open wound of vagina, complicated
878.8 Open wound of other and unspecified parts of genital organs (external), without mention of complication
878.9 Open wound of other and unspecified parts of genital organs (external), complicated

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

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