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942.42 - Deep Necrosis Of Underlying Tissues [deep Third Degree] Without Mention Of Loss Of A Body Part, Of Chest Wall, Excluding Breast And Nipple


The ICD 9 Code for Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] without mention of loss of a body part, of chest wall, excluding breast and nipple is listed as 942.42.
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: 942.42
Long Description: Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] without mention of loss of a body part, of chest wall, excluding breast and nipple
Short Description: Deep 3rd burn chest wall
Chapter: Injury And Poisoning
Block: Burns (940-949)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: T21.31XA - Burn of third degree of chest wall, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: T21.71XA - Corrosion of third degree of chest wall, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 942.42:
942.40 - Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] ) without mention of loss of a body part, of trunk, unspecified site
942.41 - Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree]) without mention of loss of a body part, of breast
942.43 - Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] without mention of loss of a body part, of abdominal wall
942.44 - Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] without mention of loss of a body part, of back [any part]
942.45 - Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] without mention of loss of a body part, of genitalia
942.49 - Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] without mention of loss of a body part, of other and multiple sites of trunk