Diagnosis Code: 709.4

Short Description: Foreign body granul-skin

Long Description: Foreign body granuloma of skin and subcutaneous tissue

Code Classification:

• Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (680–709)
  • Other diseases of skin and subcutaneous tissue (700-709)
    • 709 Other disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue
      • 709.4 Foreign body granul-skin

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

Synonyms

• Beryllium granuloma of skin
• Dirt engrained scar
• Foreign body granuloma of skin
• Foreign body granuloma of subcutaneous tissue
• Foreign body in skin
• Foreign body in subcutaneous tissue
• Foreign body under foreskin
• On examination - foreign body in skin
• Paraffinoma of skin
• Silica granuloma of skin
• Starch granuloma of skin
• Superficial glass foreign body
• Tattoo granuloma
• Zirconium granuloma of skin

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 709.4 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Foreign body
  • granuloma (old) 728.82
    • skin 709.4
    • soft tissue NEC 709.4
    • subcutaneous tissue 709.4
  • old or residual
    • skin 729.6
      • with granuloma 709.4
    • soft tissue 729.6
      • with granuloma 709.4
    • subcutaneous tissue 729.6
      • with granuloma 709.4
  • retained (old) (nonmagnetic) (in) V90.9
    • skin 729.6
      • with granuloma 709.4
    • soft tissue 729.6
      • with granuloma 709.4
    • subcutaneous tissue 729.6
      • with granuloma 709.4

• Granuloma NEC 686.1
  • abdomen (wall) 568.89
    • skin (pyogenicum) 686.1
      • from residual foreign body 709.4
  • beryllium (skin) 709.4
    • lung 503
  • foreign body (in soft tissue) NEC 728.82
    • skin 709.4
    • subcutaneous tissue 709.4
  • silica (skin) 709.4
  • skin (pyogenicum) 686.1
    • from foreign body or material 709.4

Crosswalk Information

The code 709.4 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

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