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916.7 - Superficial Foreign Body (splinter) Of Hip, Thigh, Leg, And Ankle, Without Major Open Wound, Infected


The ICD 9 Code for Superficial foreign body (splinter) of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, without major open wound, infected is listed as 916.7.
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: 916.7
Long Description: Superficial foreign body (splinter) of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, without major open wound, infected
Short Description: Foreign bdy hip/leg-inf
Chapter: Injury And Poisoning
Block: Superficial Injury (910-919)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: Combination:
S70.259A - Superficial foreign body, unspecified hip, initial encounter
OR
S70.359A - Superficial foreign body, unspecified thigh, initial encounter
OR
S80.259A - Superficial foreign body, unspecified knee, initial encounter
OR
S80.859A - Superficial foreign body, unspecified lower leg, initial encounter
OR
S90.559A - Superficial foreign body, 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 916.7:
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
916.3 - Blister of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, infected
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
916.8 - 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