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913.3 BLISTER FOREARM-INFECTED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 913.3

Short Description: Blister forearm-infected

Long Description: Blister of elbow, forearm, and wrist, infected

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Superficial injury (910-919)
      • 913 Superficial injury of elbow, forearm, and wrist
        • 913.3 Blister forearm-infected

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Synonyms

  • Blister of elbow with infection
  • Blister of forearm with infection
  • Blister of wrist with infection
  • Traumatic blister of elbow, infected
  • Traumatic blister of forearm, infected
  • Traumatic blister of wrist, infected

Crosswalk Information

The code 913.3 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
913.3 Right Arrow S50.329A Blister (nonthermal) of unspecified elbow, initial encounter
S50.829A Blister (nonthermal) of unspecified forearm, init encntr
S60.829A Blister (nonthermal) of unspecified wrist, initial encounter
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
913.0 Abrasion or friction burn of elbow, forearm, and wrist, without mention of infection
913.1 Abrasion or friction burn of elbow, forearm, and wrist, infected
913.2 Blister of elbow, forearm, and wrist, without mention of infection
913.4 Insect bite, nonvenomous of elbow, forearm, and wrist, without mention of infection
913.5 Insect bite, nonvenomous, of elbow, forearm, and wrist, infected
913.6 Superficial foreign body (splinter) of elbow, forearm, and wrist, without major open wound and without mention of infection
913.7 Superficial foreign body (splinter) of elbow, forearm, and wrist, without major open wound, infected
913.8 Other and unspecified superficial injury of elbow, forearm, and wrist, without mention of infection
913.9 Other and unspecified superficial injury of elbow, forearm, and wrist, infected

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

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