915.9 SUPRF INJ FINGER NEC-INF


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 915.9

Short Description: Suprf inj finger NEC-inf

Long Description: Other and unspecified superficial injury of fingers, infected

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Superficial injury (910-919)
      • 915 Superficial injury of finger(s)
        • 915.9 Suprf inj finger NEC-inf

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Synonyms

  • Superficial injury of finger with infection

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 915.9 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • hair tourniquet - see also Injury, superficial, by site
      • finger 915.8
        • infected 915.9

Crosswalk Information

The code 915.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
915.9 Right Arrow S60.939A Unsp superficial injury of unspecified thumb, init encntr
S60.949A Unsp superficial injury of unspecified finger, 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
915.0 Abrasion or friction burn of finger(s), without mention of infection
915.1 Abrasion or friction burn of finger(s), infected
915.2 Blister of finger(s), without mention of infection
915.3 Blister of finger(s), infected
915.4 Insect bite, nonvenomous, of finger(s), without mention of infection
915.5 Insect bite, nonvenomous of finger(s), infected
915.6 Superficial foreign body (splinter) of finger(s), without major open wound and without mention of infection
915.7 Superficial foreign body (splinter) of finger(s), without major open wound, infected
915.8 Other and unspecified superficial injury of fingers without mention of infection


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