912.3 BLISTER SHOULDER/ARM-INF


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 912.3

Short Description: Blister shoulder/arm-inf

Long Description: Blister of shoulder and upper arm, infected

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Superficial injury (910-919)
      • 912 Superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm
        • 912.3 Blister shoulder/arm-inf

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Crosswalk Information

The code 912.3 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
912.3 Right Arrow S40.229A Blister (nonthermal) of unspecified shoulder, init encntr
S40.829A Blister (nonthermal) of unspecified upper arm, 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
912.0 Abrasion or friction burn of shoulder and upper arm, without mention of infection
912.1 Abrasion or friction burn of shoulder and upper arm, infected
912.2 Blister of shoulder and upper arm, without mention of infection
912.4 Insect bite, nonvenomous of shoulder and upper arm, without mention of infection
912.5 Insect bite, nonvenomous of shoulder and upper arm, infected
912.6 Superficial foreign body (splinter) of shoulder and upper arm, without major open wound and without mention of infection
912.7 Superficial foreign body (splinter) of shoulder and upper arm, without major open wound, infected
912.8 Other and unspecified superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm, without mention of infection
912.9 Other and unspecified superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm, infected


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