872.9 OPEN WOUND EAR NOS-COMPL

Code Information

  • Diagnosis Code: 872.9
  • Short Description: Open wound ear NOS-compl
  • Long Description: Open wound of ear, part unspecified, complicated
  • Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

Code Classification

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Open wound of head, neck, and trunk (870-879)
      • 872 Open wound of ear
        • 872.9 Open wound ear NOS-compl

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 872.9 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

  • Wound, open (by cutting or piercing instrument) (by firearms) (cut) (dissection) (incised) (laceration) (penetration) (perforating) (puncture) (with initial hemorrhage, not internal) 879.8
    • ear 872.8
      • complicated 872.9

Crosswalk Information

The code 872.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
872.9 Right Arrow S09.91XA Unspecified injury of ear, 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
872.00 Open wound of external ear, unspecified site, without mention of complication
872.01 Open wound of auricle, ear, without mention of complication
872.02 Open wound of auditory canal, without mention of complication
872.10 Open wound of external ear, unspecified site, complicated
872.11 Open wound of auricle, ear, complicated
872.12 Open wound of auditory canal, complicated
872.61 Open wound of ear drum, without mention of complication
872.62 Open wound of ossicles, without mention of complication
872.63 Open wound of eustachian tube, without mention of complication
872.64 Open wound of cochlea, without mention of complication
872.69 Open wound of other and multiple sites of ear, without mention of complication
872.71 Open wound of ear drum, complicated
872.72 Open wound of ossicles, complicated
872.73 Open wound of eustachian tube, complicated
872.74 Open wound of cochlea, complicated
872.79 Open wound of other and multiple sites of ear, complicated
872.8 Open wound of ear, part unspecified, without mention of complication
This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014
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