872.8 - Open Wound Of Ear, Part Unspecified, Without Mention Of Complication
The ICD 9 Code for Open wound of ear, part unspecified, without mention of complication is listed as 872.8.
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: | 872.8 |
| Long Description: | Open wound of ear, part unspecified, without mention of complication |
| Short Description: | Open wound of 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: | S09.91XA - Unspecified injury of ear, initial encounter (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 872.8: | |
| 872.9 - Open wound of ear, part unspecified, complicated | |