879.8 - Open Wound(s) (multiple) Of Unspecified Site(s), Without Mention Of Complication
The ICD 9 Code for
Open wound(s) (multiple) of unspecified site(s), without mention of complication is listed as
879.8. 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: |
879.8 |
| Long Description: |
Open wound(s) (multiple) of unspecified site(s), without mention of complication |
| Short Description: |
Open wound site NOS |
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| Chapter: |
Injury And Poisoning |
| Block: |
Open Wound Of Head, Neck, And Trunk (870-879) |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): |
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| ICD-10-CM Code: |
S31.000A - Unspecified open wound of lower back and pelvis without penetration into retroperitoneum, initial encounter (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 879.8: |
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| 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 |
| 879.4 - Open wound of abdominal wall, lateral, without mention of complication |
| 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 |
| 879.9 - Open wound(s) (multiple) of unspecified site(s), complicated |
