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863.43 - Injury To Descending [left] Colon, Without Mention Of Open Wound Into Cavity


The ICD 9 Code for Injury to descending [left] colon, without mention of open wound into cavity is listed as 863.43.
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: 863.43
Long Description: Injury to descending [left] colon, without mention of open wound into cavity
Short Description: Descending colon inj-cl
Chapter: Injury And Poisoning
Block: Internal Injury Of Chest, Abdomen, And Pelvis (860-869)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: S36.502A - Unspecified injury of descending [left] colon, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 863.43:
863.40 - Injury to colon, unspecified site, without mention of open wound into cavity
863.41 - Injury to ascending [right] colon, without mention of open wound into cavity
863.42 - Injury to transverse colon, without mention of open wound into cavity
863.44 - Injury to sigmoid colon, without mention of open wound into cavity
863.45 - Injury to rectum, without mention of open wound into cavity
863.46 - Injury to multiple sites in colon and rectum, without mention of open wound into cavity
863.49 - Other injury to colon or rectum, without mention of open wound into cavity