912.0 ABRASION SHOULDER/ARM


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 912.0

Short Description: Abrasion shoulder/arm

Long Description: Abrasion or friction burn of shoulder and upper arm, without mention of infection

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Superficial injury (910-919)
      • 912 Superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm
        • 912.0 Abrasion shoulder/arm

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Synonyms

  • Abrasion and/or friction burn of axilla without infection
  • Abrasion and/or friction burn of scapular region without infection
  • Abrasion and/or friction burn of shoulder without infection
  • Abrasion and/or friction burn of upper arm without infection
  • Abrasion of upper limb
  • Abrasion, axillary area
  • Abrasion, clavicular area
  • Abrasion, scapular area
  • Abrasion, shoulder area
  • Abrasion, upper arm
  • Superficial abrasion of skin of shoulder

Crosswalk Information

The code 912.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
912.0 Right Arrow S40.219A Abrasion of unspecified shoulder, initial encounter
S40.819A Abrasion of unspecified upper arm, 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
912.1 Abrasion or friction burn of shoulder and upper arm, infected
912.2 Blister of shoulder and upper arm, without mention of infection
912.3 Blister of shoulder and upper arm, infected
912.4 Insect bite, nonvenomous of shoulder and upper arm, without mention of infection
912.5 Insect bite, nonvenomous of shoulder and upper arm, infected
912.6 Superficial foreign body (splinter) of shoulder and upper arm, without major open wound and without mention of infection
912.7 Superficial foreign body (splinter) of shoulder and upper arm, without major open wound, infected
912.8 Other and unspecified superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm, without mention of infection
912.9 Other and unspecified superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm, infected


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