916.9 SUPERF INJ LEG NEC-INFEC


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 916.9

Short Description: Superf inj leg NEC-infec

Long Description: Other and unspecified superficial injury of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, infected

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Superficial injury (910-919)
      • 916 Superficial injury of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle
        • 916.9 Superf inj leg NEC-infec

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Synonyms

  • Superficial injury of ankle with infection
  • Superficial injury of hip with infection
  • Superficial injury of lower leg with infection
  • Superficial injury of lower limb, infected
  • Superficial injury of thigh with infection

Crosswalk Information

The code 916.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
916.9 Right Arrow S70.919A Unsp superficial injury of unspecified hip, init encntr
S70.929A Unsp superficial injury of unspecified thigh, init encntr
S80.919A Unsp superficial injury of unspecified knee, init encntr
S80.929A Unsp superficial injury of unsp lower leg, init encntr
S90.919A Unsp superficial injury of unspecified ankle, init encntr
L08.89 Oth local infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
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
916.0 Abrasion or friction burn of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, without mention of infection
916.1 Abrasion or friction burn of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, infected
916.2 Blister of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, without mention of infection
916.3 Blister of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, infected
916.4 Insect bite, nonvenomous, of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, without mention of infection
916.5 Insect bite, nonvenomous of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, infected
916.6 Superficial foreign body (splinter) of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, without major open wound and without mention of infection
916.7 Superficial foreign body (splinter) of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, without major open wound, infected
916.8 Other and unspecified superficial injury of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, without mention of infection


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