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879.4 - Open Wound Of Abdominal Wall, Lateral, Without Mention Of Complication


The ICD 9 Code for Open wound of abdominal wall, lateral, without mention of complication is listed as 879.4.
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: 879.4
Long Description: Open wound of abdominal wall, lateral, without mention of complication
Short Description: Opn wnd lateral abdomen
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: S31.109A - Unspecified open wound of abdominal wall, unspecified quadrant without penetration into peritoneal cavity, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 879.4:
879.0 - Open wound of breast, without mention of complication
879.1 - Open wound of breast, complicated
879.2 - Open wound of abdominal wall, anterior, without mention of complication
879.3 - Open wound of abdominal wall, anterior, complicated
879.5 - Open wound of abdominal wall, lateral, complicated
879.6 - Open wound of other and unspecified parts of trunk, without mention of complication
879.7 - Open wound of other and unspecified parts of trunk, complicated
879.8 - Open wound(s) (multiple) of unspecified site(s), without mention of complication
879.9 - Open wound(s) (multiple) of unspecified site(s), complicated