916.2 BLISTER HIP & LEG


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 916.2

Short Description: Blister hip & leg

Long Description: Blister of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, without mention of infection

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Superficial injury (910-919)
      • 916 Superficial injury of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle
        • 916.2 Blister hip & leg

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Crosswalk Information

The code 916.2 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
916.2 Right Arrow S70.229A Blister (nonthermal), unspecified hip, initial encounter
S70.329A Blister (nonthermal), unspecified thigh, initial encounter
S80.829A Blister (nonthermal), unspecified lower leg, init encntr
S90.529A Blister (nonthermal), unspecified ankle, initial encounter
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
916.0 Abrasion or friction burn of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, without mention of infection
916.1 Abrasion or friction burn of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, infected
916.3 Blister of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, infected
916.4 Insect bite, nonvenomous, of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, without mention of infection
916.5 Insect bite, nonvenomous of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, infected
916.6 Superficial foreign body (splinter) of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, without major open wound and without mention of infection
916.7 Superficial foreign body (splinter) of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, without major open wound, infected
916.8 Other and unspecified superficial injury of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, without mention of infection
916.9 Other and unspecified superficial injury of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, infected


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