686.9 - Unspecified Local Infection Of Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue
The ICD 9 Code for Unspecified local infection of skin and subcutaneous tissue is listed as 686.9.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
| ICD 9 CM Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Diagnosis Code: | 686.9 |
| Long Description: | Unspecified local infection of skin and subcutaneous tissue |
| Short Description: | Local skin infection NOS |
| Chapter: | Diseases Of The Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue |
| Block: | Infections Of Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue (680-686) |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | L08.9 - Local infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 686.9: | |
| 686.1 - Pyogenic granuloma of skin and subcutaneous tissue | |
| 686.8 - Other specified local infections of skin and subcutaneous tissue | |