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912.9 - Other And Unspecified Superficial Injury Of Shoulder And Upper Arm, Infected


The ICD 9 Code for Other and unspecified superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm, infected is listed as 912.9.
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: 912.9
Long Description: Other and unspecified superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm, infected
Short Description: Superf inj shldr NEC-inf
Chapter: Injury And Poisoning
Block: Superficial Injury (910-919)
Related Descriptions: Superficial injury of axilla
Superficial injury of axilla with infection
Superficial injury of scapular region with infection
Superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm with infection
Superficial injury of shoulder with infection
Superficial injury of upper arm with infection
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: Combination:
S40.919A - Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified shoulder, initial encounter
OR
S40.929A - Unspecified superficial injury 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 912.9:
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
912.3 - Blister of shoulder and upper arm, infected
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