906.5 LATE EFF HEAD/NECK BURN


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 906.5

Short Description: Late eff head/neck burn

Long Description: Late effect of burn of eye, face, head, and neck

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Late effects of injuries, poisonings, toxic effects, and other external causes (905-909)
      • 906 Late effects of injuries to skin and subcutaneous tissues
        • 906.5 Late eff head/neck burn

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 906.5 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Late - see also condition
    • effect(s) (of) - see also condition
      • burn (injury classifiable to 948-949) 906.9
        • eye (injury classifiable to 940) 906.5
        • face, head, and neck (injury classifiable to 941) 906.5

Crosswalk Information

The code 906.5 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
906.5 Right Arrow T20.00XS Burn unsp degree of head, face, and neck, unsp site, sequela
T20.40XS Corros unsp degree of head, face, and neck, unsp site, sqla
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
906.0 Late effect of open wound of head, neck, and trunk
906.1 Late effect of open wound of extremities without mention of tendon injury
906.2 Late effect of superficial injury
906.3 Late effect of contusion
906.4 Late effect of crushing
906.6 Late effect of burn of wrist and hand
906.7 Late effect of burn of other extremities
906.8 Late effect of burns of other specified sites
906.9 Late effect of burn of unspecified site


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