Code Information

  • Diagnosis Code: 919.7
  • Short Description: Superficial FB NEC-infec
  • Long Description: Superficial foreign body (splinter) of other, multiple, and unspecified sites, without major open wound, infected
  • Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

Code Classification

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Superficial injury (910-919)
      • 919 Superficial injury of other, multiple, and unspecified sites
        • 919.7 Superficial FB NEC-infec

Synonyms

  • Infected foreign body by site
  • Splinter in skin with infection
  • Superficial foreign body without major open wound but with infection

Crosswalk Information

The code 919.7 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
919.7 Right Arrow T07 Unspecified multiple injuries
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
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
919.6 Superficial foreign body (splinter) of other, multiple, and unspecified sites, without major open wound and without mention of infection
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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