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848.49 - Sprain Of Sternum, Other


The ICD 9 Code for Sprain of sternum, other is listed as 848.49.
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: 848.49
Long Description: Sprain of sternum, other
Short Description: Sprain of sternum NEC
Chapter: Injury And Poisoning
Block: Sprains And Strains Of Joints And Adjacent Muscles (840-848)
Related Descriptions: Complete tear, xiphoid cartilage ligament
Xiphoid cartilage sprain
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: S23.428A - Other sprain of sternum, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 848.49:
848.40 - Sprain of sternum, unspecified site
848.41 - Sprain of sternoclavicular (joint) (ligament)
848.42 - Sprain of chondrosternal (joint)