919.6 SUPERFIC FOREIGN BDY NEC


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 919.6

Short Description: Superfic foreign bdy NEC

Long Description: Superficial foreign body (splinter) of other, multiple, and unspecified sites, without major open wound and without mention of infection

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Superficial injury (910-919)
      • 919 Superficial injury of other, multiple, and unspecified sites
        • 919.6 Superfic foreign bdy NEC

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Synonyms

  • On examination - splinter in skin
  • Splinter in skin
  • Superficial foreign body
  • Superficial foreign body without major open wound AND without infection
  • Superficial metal foreign body
  • Superficial wood splinter

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 919.6 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Foreign body
    • superficial, without major open wound (see also Injury, superficial, by site) 919.6

Crosswalk Information

The code 919.6 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
919.6 Right Arrow T07 Unspecified multiple injuries
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
919.0 Abrasion or friction burn of other, multiple, and unspecified sites, without mention of infection
919.1 Abrasion or friction burn of other, multiple, and unspecified sites, infected
919.2 Blister of other, multiple, and unspecified sites, without mention of infection
919.3 Blister of other, multiple, and unspecified sites, infected
919.4 Insect bite, nonvenomous, of other, multiple, and unspecified sites, without mention of infection
919.5 Insect bite, nonvenomous, of other, multiple, and unspecified sites, infected
919.7 Superficial foreign body (splinter) of other, multiple, and unspecified sites, without major open wound, infected
919.8 Other and unspecified superficial injury of other, multiple, and unspecified sites, without mention of infection
919.9 Other and unspecified superficial injury of other, multiple, and unspecified sites, infected


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