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910.7 FOREIGN BODY HEAD-INFECT


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 910.7

Short Description: Foreign body head-infect

Long Description: Superficial foreign body (splinter) of face, neck, and scalp except eye, without major open wound, infected

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Superficial injury (910-919)
      • 910 Superficial injury of face, neck, and scalp except eye
        • 910.7 Foreign body head-infect

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Synonyms

  • Splinter of face, without major open wound, infected
  • Splinter of head, without major open wound, infected
  • Splinter of neck, without major open wound, infected
  • Splinter of scalp, without major open wound, infected
  • Superficial foreign body of cheek without major open wound but with infection
  • Superficial foreign body of ear without major open wound but with infection
  • Superficial foreign body of face without major open wound but with infection
  • Superficial foreign body of gum without major open wound but with infection
  • Superficial foreign body of lip without major open wound but with infection
  • Superficial foreign body of neck without major open wound but with infection
  • Superficial foreign body of nose without major open wound but with infection
  • Superficial foreign body of scalp without major open wound but with infection

Crosswalk Information

The code 910.7 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
910.7 Right Arrow S00.95XA Superficial foreign body of unsp part of head, init encntr
S10.95XA Superficial foreign body of unsp part of neck, init encntr
L08.89 Oth local infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
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
910.0 Abrasion or friction burn of face, neck, and scalp except eye, without mention of infection
910.1 Abrasion or friction burn of face, neck, and scalp except eye, infected
910.2 Blister of face, neck, and scalp except eye, without mention of infection
910.3 Blister of face, neck, and scalp except eye, infected
910.4 Insect bite, nonvenomous of face, neck, and scalp except eye, without mention of infection
910.5 Insect bite, nonvenomous of face, neck, and scalp except eye, infected
910.6 Superficial foreign body (splinter) of face, neck, and scalp except eye, without major open wound and without mention of infection
910.8 Other and unspecified superficial injury of face, neck, and scalp, without mention of infection
910.9 Other and unspecified superficial injury of face, neck, and scalp, infected

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

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