Diagnosis Code: 738.8

Short Description: Acq deformity NEC

Long Description: Acquired deformity of other specified site

Code Classification:

• Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (710–739)
  • Osteopathies, chondropathies, and acquired musculoskeletal deformities (730-739)
    • 738 Other acquired deformity
      • 738.8 Acq deformity NEC

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

Synonyms

• Acquired deformity of clavicle
• Acquired deformity of the abdomen
• Bowed clavicle
• Deformity of shaft of clavicle
• Finding of form of clavicle
• Finding of form of joint
• Hooked clavicle
• Joint deformity
• On examination - unfixed joint deformity
• Scaphoid abdomen
• Shortened trunk
• Widened mediastinum

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 738.8 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Defect, defective 759.9
  • osteochondral NEC 738.8

• Deformity 738.9
  • abdominal wall
    • acquired 738.8
  • acquired (unspecified site) 738.9
    • specified site NEC 738.8
  • clavicle (acquired) 738.8
    • congenital 755.51
  • diaphragm (congenital) 756.6
    • acquired 738.8
  • joint (acquired) NEC 738.8
    • congenital 755.9
    • contraction (abduction) (adduction) (extension) (flexion) - see Contraction, joint

• Retraction
  • supraclavicular 738.8

Crosswalk Information

The code 738.8 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

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