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873.20 - Open Wound Of Nose, Unspecified Site, Without Mention Of Complication


The ICD 9 Code for Open wound of nose, unspecified site, without mention of complication is listed as 873.20.
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: 873.20
Long Description: Open wound of nose, unspecified site, without mention of complication
Short Description: Open wound of nose 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: S01.20XA - Unspecified open wound of nose, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: S01.21XA - Laceration without foreign body of nose, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: S01.23XA - Puncture wound without foreign body of nose, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: S01.25XA - Open bite of nose, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 873.20:
873.21 - Open wound of nasal septum, without mention of complication
873.22 - Open wound of nasal cavity, without mention of complication
873.23 - Open wound of nasal sinus, without mention of complication
873.29 - Open wound of multiple sites of nose, without mention of complication