917.6 - Superficial Foreign Body (splinter) Of Foot And Toe(s), Without Major Open Wound And Without Mention Of Infection
The ICD 9 Code for Superficial foreign body (splinter) of foot and toe(s), without major open wound and without mention of infection is listed as 917.6.
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: | 917.6 |
| Long Description: | Superficial foreign body (splinter) of foot and toe(s), without major open wound and without mention of infection |
| Short Description: | Foreign body foot & toe |
| Chapter: | Injury And Poisoning |
| Block: | Superficial Injury (910-919) |
| Related Descriptions: |
Foreign body in heel
Foreign body of skin of dorsum of foot Foreign body of skin of great toe Foreign body of skin of heel Foreign body of skin of sole of foot Foreign body of skin of toe Glass in dorsum of foot Glass in foot Glass in great toe Glass in heel Glass in sole of foot Glass in toe Splinter in foot Splinter of foot, without major open wound Splinter of toe, without major open wound Superficial foreign body in foot Superficial foreign body in toe Superficial foreign body of foot without major open wound AND without infection Superficial foreign body of toe without major open wound AND without infection Wood splinter in dorsum of foot Wood splinter in foot Wood splinter in great toe Wood splinter in heel Wood splinter in sole of foot Wood splinter in toe Wood splinter under toenail |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | S90.453A - Superficial foreign body, unspecified great toe, initial encounter (approximate) |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | S90.456A - Superficial foreign body, unspecified lesser toe(s), initial encounter (approximate) |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | S90.859A - Superficial foreign body, unspecified foot, initial encounter (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 917.6: | |
| 917.0 - Abrasion or friction burn of foot and toe(s), without mention of infection | |
| 917.1 - Abrasion or friction burn of foot and toe(s), infected | |
| 917.2 - Blister of foot and toe(s), without mention of infection | |
| 917.3 - Blister of foot and toe(s), infected | |
| 917.4 - Insect bite, nonvenomous, of foot and toe(s), without mention of infection | |
| 917.5 - Insect bite, nonvenomous, of foot and toe(s), infected | |
| 917.7 - Superficial foreign body (splinter) of foot and toe(s), without major open wound, infected | |
| 917.8 - Other and unspecified superficial injury of foot and toes, without mention of infection | |
| 917.9 - Other and unspecified superficial injury of foot and toes, infected | |