924.5 CONTUSION LEG NOS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 924.5

Short Description: Contusion leg NOS

Long Description: Contusion of unspecified part of lower limb

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Contusion with intact skin surface (920-924)
      • 924 Contusion of lower limb and of other and unspecified sites
        • 924.5 Contusion leg NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 924.5 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Contusion (skin surface intact) 924.9
    • leg 924.5
      • lower (with knee) 924.10
    • lower extremity 924.5
      • multiple sites 924.4

Crosswalk Information

The code 924.5 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
924.5 Right Arrow S70.10XA Contusion of unspecified thigh, 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
924.00 Contusion of thigh
924.01 Contusion of hip
924.10 Contusion of lower leg
924.11 Contusion of knee
924.20 Contusion of foot
924.21 Contusion of ankle
924.3 Contusion of toe
924.4 Contusion of multiple sites of lower limb
924.8 Contusion of multiple sites, not elsewhere classified
924.9 Contusion of unspecified site


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