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910.9 SUPERF INJ HEAD NEC-INF


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 910.9

Short Description: Superf inj head NEC-inf

Long Description: Other and unspecified superficial injury of face, neck, and scalp, infected

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Superficial injury (910-919)
      • 910 Superficial injury of face, neck, and scalp except eye
        • 910.9 Superf inj head NEC-inf

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Synonyms

  • Scratch of mouth
  • Superficial injury of cheek with infection
  • Superficial injury of ear with infection
  • Superficial injury of face with infection
  • Superficial injury of gum with infection
  • Superficial injury of lip with infection
  • Superficial injury of neck with infection
  • Superficial injury of nose with infection
  • Superficial injury of scalp with infection

Crosswalk Information

The code 910.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
910.9 Right Arrow S00.90XA Unsp superficial injury of unsp part of head, init encntr
S10.90XA Unsp superficial injury 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
910.7 Superficial foreign body (splinter) of face, neck, and scalp except eye, without major open wound, infected
910.8 Other and unspecified superficial injury of face, neck, and scalp, without mention of infection

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

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