879.9 OPN WOUND SITE NOS-COMPL

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Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 879.9

Short Description: Opn wound site NOS-compl

Long Description: Open wound(s) (multiple) of unspecified site(s), complicated

Code Classification:

Injury and poisoning (800–999)
- Open wound of head, neck, and trunk (870-879)
  - 879 Open wound of other and unspecified sites, except limbs
    - 879.9 Opn wound site NOS-compl

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 879.9 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

Avulsion (traumatic) 879.8
- complicated 879.9

Laceration - see also Wound, open, by site
- complicated 879.9

Wound, open (by cutting or piercing instrument) (by firearms) (cut) (dissection) (incised) (laceration) (penetration) (perforating) (puncture) (with initial hemorrhage, not internal) 879.8
- complicated 879.9
- multiple, unspecified site(s) 879.8
  - complicated 879.9
- skin NEC 879.8
  - complicated 879.9
- subcutaneous NEC 879.8
  - complicated 879.9

Crosswalk Information

The code 879.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

ICD-9 Code		ICD-10 Code	ICD-10 Description
879.9		S31.020A	Lac w fb of low back and pelvis w/o penet retroperiton, 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
879.0	Open wound of breast, without mention of complication
879.1	Open wound of breast, complicated
879.2	Open wound of abdominal wall, anterior, without mention of complication
879.3	Open wound of abdominal wall, anterior, complicated
879.4	Open wound of abdominal wall, lateral, without mention of complication
879.5	Open wound of abdominal wall, lateral, complicated
879.6	Open wound of other and unspecified parts of trunk, without mention of complication
879.7	Open wound of other and unspecified parts of trunk, complicated
879.8	Open wound(s) (multiple) of unspecified site(s), without mention of complication

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