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958.3 POSTTRAUM WND INFEC NEC


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 958.3

Short Description: Posttraum wnd infec NEC

Long Description: Posttraumatic wound infection not elsewhere classified

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Certain traumatic complications and unspecified injuries (958-959)
      • 958 Certain early complications of trauma
        • 958.3 Posttraum wnd infec NEC

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Synonyms

  • Local infection of wound
  • Post-traumatic wound infection

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 958.3 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
    • infected 958.3
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
    • posttraumatic NEC 958.3
    • secondary, burn or open wound (dislocation) (fracture) 958.3
    • traumatic NEC 958.3
    • wound (local) (posttraumatic) NEC 958.3
      • with
        • dislocation - see Dislocation, by site, open
        • fracture - see Fracture, by site, open
        • open wound - see Wound, open, by site, complicated
      • postoperative 998.59
      • surgical 998.59

Crosswalk Information

The code 958.3 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
958.3 Right Arrow T79.8XXA Other early complications of trauma, 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
958.0 Air embolism
958.1 Fat embolism
958.2 Secondary and recurrent hemorrhage
958.4 Traumatic shock
958.5 Traumatic anuria
958.6 Volkmann's ischemic contracture
958.7 Traumatic subcutaneous emphysema
958.8 Other early complications of trauma
958.90 Compartment syndrome, unspecified
958.91 Traumatic compartment syndrome of upper extremity
958.92 Traumatic compartment syndrome of lower extremity
958.93 Traumatic compartment syndrome of abdomen
958.99 Traumatic compartment syndrome of other sites

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

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