873.23 OPEN WOUND NASAL SINUS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 873.23

Short Description: Open wound nasal sinus

Long Description: Open wound of nasal sinus, without mention of complication

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Open wound of head, neck, and trunk (870-879)
      • 873 Other open wound of head
        • 873.23 Open wound nasal sinus

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 873.23 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
    • nasal - see also Wound, open, nose
      • sinuses 873.23
        • complicated 873.33
    • nose 873.20
      • sinuses 873.23
        • complicated 873.33

Crosswalk Information

The code 873.23 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
873.23 Right Arrow S01.20XA Unspecified open wound of nose, initial encounter
S01.21XA Laceration without foreign body of nose, initial encounter
S01.23XA Puncture wound without foreign body of nose, init encntr
S01.25XA Open bite of nose, 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
873.0 Open wound of scalp, without mention of complication
873.1 Open wound of scalp, complicated
873.20 Open wound of nose, unspecified site, without mention of complication
873.21 Open wound of nasal septum, without mention of complication
873.22 Open wound of nasal cavity, without mention of complication
873.29 Open wound of multiple sites of nose, without mention of complication
873.30 Open wound of nose, unspecified site, complicated
873.31 Open wound of nasal septum, complicated
873.32 Open wound of nasal cavity, complicated
873.33 Open wound of nasal sinus, complicated
873.39 Open wound of multiple sites of nose, complicated
873.40 Open wound of face, unspecified site, without mention of complication
873.41 Open wound of cheek, without mention of complication
873.42 Open wound of forehead, without mention of complication
873.43 Open wound of lip, without mention of complication
873.44 Open wound of jaw, without mention of complication
873.49 Open wound of other and multiple sites of face, without mention of complication
873.50 Open wound of face, unspecified site, complicated
873.51 Open wound of cheek, complicated
873.52 Open wound of forehead, complicated
873.53 Open wound of lip, complicated
873.54 Open wound of jaw, complicated
873.59 Open wound of other and multiple sites of face, complicated
873.60 Open wound of mouth, unspecified site, without mention of complication
873.61 Open wound of buccal mucosa, without mention of complication
873.62 Open wound of gum (alveolar process), without mention of complication
873.63 Open wound of tooth (broken) (fractured) (due to trauma), without mention of complication
873.64 Open wound of tongue and floor of mouth, without mention of complication
873.65 Open wound of palate, without mention of complication
873.69 Open wound of other and multiple sites of mouth, without mention of complication
873.70 Open wound of mouth, unspecified site, complicated
873.71 Open wound of buccal mucosa, complicated
873.72 Open wound of gum (alveolar process), complicated
873.73 Open wound of tooth (broken) (fractured) (due to trauma), complicated
873.74 Open wound of tongue and floor of mouth, complicated
873.75 Open wound of palate, complicated
873.79 Open wound of other and multiple sites of mouth, complicated
873.8 Other and unspecified open wound of head without mention of complication
873.9 Other and unspecified open wound of head, complicated


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