891.1 - Open Wound Of Knee, Leg [except Thigh], And Ankle, Complicated
The ICD 9 Code for Open wound of knee, leg [except thigh], and ankle, complicated is listed as 891.1.
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: | 891.1 |
| Long Description: | Open wound of knee, leg [except thigh], and ankle, complicated |
| Short Description: | Open wnd knee/leg-compl |
| Chapter: | Injury And Poisoning |
| Block: | Open Wound Of Lower Limb (890-897) |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | S81.029A - Laceration with foreign body, unspecified knee, initial encounter (approximate) |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | S81.829A - Laceration with foreign body, unspecified lower leg, initial encounter (approximate) |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | S91.029A - Laceration with foreign body, unspecified ankle, initial encounter (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 891.1: | |
| 891.0 - Open wound of knee, leg [except thigh], and ankle, without mention of complication | |
| 891.2 - Open wound of knee, leg [except thigh], and ankle, with tendon involvement | |