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916.7 FOREIGN BDY HIP/LEG-INF


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 916.7

Short Description: Foreign bdy hip/leg-inf

Long Description: Superficial foreign body (splinter) of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, without major open wound, infected

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Superficial injury (910-919)
      • 916 Superficial injury of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle
        • 916.7 Foreign bdy hip/leg-inf

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Crosswalk Information

The code 916.7 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
916.7 Right Arrow S70.259A Superficial foreign body, unspecified hip, initial encounter
S70.359A Superficial foreign body, unspecified thigh, init encntr
S80.259A Superficial foreign body, unspecified knee, init encntr
S80.859A Superficial foreign body, unspecified lower leg, init encntr
S90.559A Superficial foreign body, unspecified ankle, 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
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
916.2 Blister of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, without mention of infection
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
916.8 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

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

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