872.00 - Open Wound Of External Ear, Unspecified Site, Without Mention Of Complication
The ICD 9 Code for Open wound of external ear, unspecified site, without mention of complication is listed as 872.00.
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: | 872.00 |
| Long Description: | Open wound of external ear, unspecified site, without mention of complication |
| Short Description: | Opn wound extern ear NOS |
| Chapter: | Injury And Poisoning |
| Block: | Open Wound Of Head, Neck, And Trunk (870-879) |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | S01.309A - Unspecified open wound of unspecified ear, initial encounter (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 872.00: | |
| 872.01 - Open wound of auricle, ear, without mention of complication | |
| 872.02 - Open wound of auditory canal, without mention of complication | |