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944.16 - Erythema [first Degree] Of Back Of Hand


The ICD 9 Code for Erythema [first degree] of back of hand is listed as 944.16.
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: 944.16
Long Description: Erythema [first degree] of back of hand
Short Description: 1 deg burn back of hand
Chapter: Injury And Poisoning
Block: Burns (940-949)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: T23.169A - Burn of first degree of back of unspecified hand, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: T23.569A - Corrosion of first degree of back of unspecified hand, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 944.16:
944.10 - Erythema [first degree] of hand, unspecified site
944.11 - Erythema [first degree] of single digit (finger (nail)) other than thumb
944.12 - Erythema [first degree] of thumb (nail)
944.13 - Erythema [first degree] of two or more digits of hand, not including thumb
944.14 - Erythema [first degree] of two or more digits of hand including thumb
944.15 - Erythema [first degree] of palm
944.17 - Erythema [first degree] of wrist
944.18 - Erythema [first degree] of multiple sites of wrist(s) and hand(s)