870.2 LAC EYELID INV LACRM PAS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 870.2

Short Description: Lac eyelid inv lacrm pas

Long Description: Laceration of eyelid involving lacrimal passages

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Open wound of head, neck, and trunk (870-879)
      • 870 Open wound of ocular adnexa
        • 870.2 Lac eyelid inv lacrm pas

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 870.2 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Laceration - see also Wound, open, by site
    • eyelid NEC 870.8
      • full thickness 870.1
        • involving lacrimal passages 870.2
  • Rupture, ruptured 553.9
    • lacrimal apparatus (traumatic) 870.2
  • Wound, open (by cutting or piercing instrument) (by firearms) (cut) (dissection) (incised) (laceration) (penetration) (perforating) (puncture) (with initial hemorrhage, not internal) 879.8
    • canaliculus lacrimalis 870.8
      • with laceration of eyelid 870.2
    • lacrimal apparatus, gland, or sac 870.8
      • with laceration of eyelid 870.2

Crosswalk Information

The code 870.2 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
870.2 Right Arrow S01.119A Laceration w/o fb of unsp eyelid and periocular area, init
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
870.0 Laceration of skin of eyelid and periocular area
870.1 Laceration of eyelid, full-thickness, not involving lacrimal passages
870.3 Penetrating wound of orbit, without mention of foreign body
870.4 Penetrating wound of orbit with foreign body
870.8 Other specified open wounds of ocular adnexa
870.9 Unspecified open wound of ocular adnexa


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