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873.23 - Open Wound Of Nasal Sinus, Without Mention Of Complication


The ICD 9 Code for Open wound of nasal sinus, without mention of complication is listed as 873.23.
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: 873.23
Long Description: Open wound of nasal sinus, without mention of complication
Short Description: Open wound nasal sinus
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 873.23:
873.20 - Open wound of nose, unspecified site, without mention of complication
873.21 - Open wound of nasal septum, without mention of complication
873.22 - Open wound of nasal cavity, without mention of complication
873.29 - Open wound of multiple sites of nose, without mention of complication