914.8 SUPERFICIAL INJ HAND NEC


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 914.8

Short Description: Superficial inj hand NEC

Long Description: Other and unspecified superficial injury of hand(s) except finger(s) alone, without mention of infection

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Superficial injury (910-919)
      • 914 Superficial injury of hand(s) except finger(s) alone
        • 914.8 Superficial inj hand NEC

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Synonyms

  • Multiple superficial injuries of wrist and hand
  • Scratch of dorsum of hand
  • Scratch of hand
  • Scratch of palm of hand
  • Superficial injury of dorsum of hand
  • Superficial injury of hand
  • Superficial injury of hand without infection
  • Superficial injury of hand, excluding fingers
  • Superficial injury of palm of hand
  • Superficial laceration of hand

Crosswalk Information

The code 914.8 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
914.8 Right Arrow S60.929A Unsp superficial injury of unspecified hand, 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
914.0 Abrasion or friction burn of hand(s) except finger(s) alone, without mention of infection
914.1 Abrasion or friction burn of hand(s) except finger(s) alone, infected
914.2 Blister of hand(s) except finger(s) alone, without mention of infection
914.3 Blister of hand(s) except finger(s) alone, infected
914.4 Insect bite, nonvenomous, of hand(s) except finger(s) alone, without mention of infection
914.5 Insect bite, nonvenomous, of hand(s) except finger(s) alone, infected
914.6 Superficial foreign body (splinter) of hand(s) except finger(s) alone, without major open wound and without mention of infection
914.7 Superficial foreign body (splinter) of hand(s) except finger(s) alone, without major open wound, infected
914.9 Other and unspecified superficial injury of hand(s) except finger(s) alone, infected


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