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912.6 FOREIGN BODY SHOULDR/ARM


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 912.6

Short Description: Foreign body shouldr/arm

Long Description: Superficial foreign body (splinter) of shoulder and upper arm, without major open wound and without mention of infection

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Superficial injury (910-919)
      • 912 Superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm
        • 912.6 Foreign body shouldr/arm

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Synonyms

  • Foreign body in arm
  • Foreign body of skin of axilla
  • Foreign body of skin of shoulder
  • Foreign body of skin of upper arm
  • Foreign body of skin of upper limb
  • Glass in axilla
  • Glass in shoulder
  • Glass in upper arm
  • Splinter of axilla, without major open wound
  • Splinter of scapular region, without major open wound
  • Splinter of shoulder, without major open wound
  • Splinter of upper arm, without major open wound
  • Superficial foreign body in shoulder
  • Superficial foreign body in upper arm
  • Superficial foreign body of axilla without major open wound AND without infection
  • Superficial foreign body of scapular region without major open wound AND without infection
  • Superficial foreign body of shoulder without major open wound AND without infection
  • Superficial foreign body of upper arm without major open wound AND without infection
  • Wood splinter in axilla
  • Wood splinter in shoulder
  • Wood splinter in upper arm
  • Wood splinter in upper limb

Crosswalk Information

The code 912.6 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
912.6 Right Arrow S40.259A Superficial foreign body of unsp shoulder, init encntr
S40.859A Superficial foreign body of unsp upper arm, init encntr
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
912.0 Abrasion or friction burn of shoulder and upper arm, without mention of infection
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
912.7 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

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014

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