913.7 FOREIGN BODY FOREARM-INF


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 913.7

Short Description: Foreign body forearm-inf

Long Description: Superficial foreign body (splinter) of elbow, forearm, and wrist, without major open wound, infected

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Superficial injury (910-919)
      • 913 Superficial injury of elbow, forearm, and wrist
        • 913.7 Foreign body forearm-inf

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Crosswalk Information

The code 913.7 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
913.7 Right Arrow S50.359A Superficial foreign body of unspecified elbow, init encntr
S50.859A Superficial foreign body of unspecified forearm, init encntr
S60.859A Superficial foreign body of unspecified wrist, 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
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
913.3 Blister of elbow, forearm, and wrist, infected
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
913.8 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


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