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912.3 - Blister Of Shoulder And Upper Arm, Infected


The ICD 9 Code for Blister of shoulder and upper arm, infected is listed as 912.3.
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: 912.3
Long Description: Blister of shoulder and upper arm, infected
Short Description: Blister shoulder/arm-inf
Chapter: Injury And Poisoning
Block: Superficial Injury (910-919)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: Combination:
S40.229A - Blister (nonthermal) of unspecified shoulder, initial encounter
OR
S40.829A - Blister (nonthermal) of unspecified upper arm, initial encounter
with
L08.89 - Other specified local infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 912.3:
912.0 - Abrasion or friction burn of shoulder and upper arm, without mention of infection
912.1 - Abrasion or friction burn of shoulder and upper arm, infected
912.2 - Blister of shoulder and upper arm, without mention of infection
912.4 - Insect bite, nonvenomous of shoulder and upper arm, without mention of infection
912.5 - Insect bite, nonvenomous of shoulder and upper arm, infected
912.6 - Superficial foreign body (splinter) of shoulder and upper arm, without major open wound and without mention of infection
912.7 - Superficial foreign body (splinter) of shoulder and upper arm, without major open wound, infected
912.8 - Other and unspecified superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm, without mention of infection
912.9 - Other and unspecified superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm, infected