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946.5 3RD BRN W LOSS-MULT SITE


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 946.5

Short Description: 3rd brn w loss-mult site

Long Description: Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] with loss of a body part, of multiple specified sites

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Burns (940-949)
      • 946 Burns of multiple specified sites
        • 946.5 3rd brn w loss-mult site

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 946.5 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Burn (acid) (cathode ray) (caustic) (chemical) (electric heating appliance) (electricity) (fire) (flame) (hot liquid or object) (irradiation) (lime) (radiation) (steam) (thermal) (x-ray) 949.0
    • multiple (see also Burn, unspecified) 949.0
      • specified sites classifiable to more than one category in 940-945 946.0
        • third degree 946.3
          • deep 946.4
            • with loss of body part 946.5

Crosswalk Information

The code 946.5 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
946.5 Right Arrow T30.0 Burn of unspecified body region, unspecified degree
T30.4 Corrosion of unspecified body region, unspecified degree
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
946.0 Burns of multiple specified sites, unspecified degree
946.1 Erythema [first degree] of multiple specified sites
946.2 Blisters, epidermal loss [second degree] of multiple specified sites
946.3 Full-thickness skin loss [third degree NOS] of multiple specified sites
946.4 Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] without mention of loss of a body part, of multiple specified sites

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

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