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942.12 - Erythema [first Degree] Of Chest Wall, Excluding Breast And Nipple


The ICD 9 Code for Erythema [first degree] of chest wall, excluding breast and nipple is listed as 942.12.
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: 942.12
Long Description: Erythema [first degree] of chest wall, excluding breast and nipple
Short Description: 1st deg burn chest wall
Chapter: Injury And Poisoning
Block: Burns (940-949)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: T21.11XA - Burn of first degree of chest wall, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: T21.51XA - Corrosion of first degree of chest wall, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 942.12:
942.10 - Erythema [first degree] of trunk, unspecified site
942.11 - Erythema [first degree] of breast
942.13 - Erythema [first degree] of abdominal wall
942.14 - Erythema [first degree] of back [any part]
942.15 - Erythema [first degree] of genitalia
942.19 - Erythema [first degree] of other and multiple sites of trunk