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916.3 - Blister Of Hip, Thigh, Leg, And Ankle, Infected


The ICD 9 Code for Blister of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, infected is listed as 916.3.
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: 916.3
Long Description: Blister of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, infected
Short Description: Blister hip & leg-infect
Chapter: Injury And Poisoning
Block: Superficial Injury (910-919)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: Combination:
S70.229A - Blister (nonthermal), unspecified hip, initial encounter
OR
S70.329A - Blister (nonthermal), unspecified thigh, initial encounter
OR
S80.229A - Blister (nonthermal), unspecified knee, initial encounter
OR
S80.829A - Blister (nonthermal), unspecified lower leg, initial encounter
OR
S90.529A - Blister (nonthermal), unspecified ankle, initial encounter
with
L08.89 - Other specified local infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 916.3:
916.0 - Abrasion or friction burn of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, without mention of infection
916.1 - Abrasion or friction burn of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, infected
916.2 - Blister of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, without mention of infection
916.4 - Insect bite, nonvenomous, of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, without mention of infection
916.5 - Insect bite, nonvenomous of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, infected
916.6 - Superficial foreign body (splinter) of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, without major open wound and without mention of infection
916.7 - Superficial foreign body (splinter) of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, without major open wound, infected
916.8 - Other and unspecified superficial injury of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, without mention of infection
916.9 - Other and unspecified superficial injury of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, infected