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913.8 SUPERF INJ FOREARM NEC


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 913.8

Short Description: Superf inj forearm NEC

Long Description: Other and unspecified superficial injury of elbow, forearm, and wrist, without mention of infection

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Superficial injury (910-919)
      • 913 Superficial injury of elbow, forearm, and wrist
        • 913.8 Superf inj forearm NEC

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Synonyms

  • Multiple superficial injuries of forearm
  • Multiple superficial injuries of wrist and hand
  • Scratch of elbow
  • Scratch of forearm
  • Scratch of upper limb
  • Scratch of wrist
  • Superficial injury of elbow
  • Superficial injury of elbow and/or forearm and/or wrist
  • Superficial injury of elbow without infection
  • Superficial injury of forearm
  • Superficial injury of forearm without infection
  • Superficial injury of upper arm
  • Superficial injury of wrist
  • Superficial injury of wrist without infection
  • Superficial laceration of arm
  • Superficial laceration of elbow
  • Superficial laceration of forearm
  • Superficial laceration of wrist

Crosswalk Information

The code 913.8 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
913.8 Right Arrow S50.909A Unsp superficial injury of unspecified elbow, init encntr
S50.919A Unsp superficial injury of unspecified forearm, init encntr
S60.919A Unsp superficial injury of unspecified wrist, init encntr
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
913.7 Superficial foreign body (splinter) of elbow, forearm, and wrist, without major open wound, infected
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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